Stone denies having any advance knowledge of the Podesta leaks. In a now-infamous tweet, Stone predicted trouble for Podesta, weeks before WikiLeaks began releasing thousands of Podesta’s emails. Stone has come under public scrutiny, in part, because of a prescient prediction during the 2016 campaign. Both men were pressed for information regarding Stone in their interviews, according to people familiar with the questioning. The special counsel’s office has already interviewed Nunberg and former Trump campaign adviser Michael Caputo. A lawyer for Kakanis did not respond to requests for comment. The special counsel’s office declined to comment. “Jason has done nothing wrong and done everything right, and he’s terrific at what he did,” said Knut Johnson, Sullivan’s lawyer. In addition to subpoenaing Kakanis, Mueller’s team subpoenaed Jason Sullivan, Stone’s former social media adviser, to appear before the grand jury. Some of those names are still unknown, and Stone declined to provide them. Roger Stone says he is 'prepared' for possibility of special counsel indictment He subsequently told CNN “they are all young people who have no knowledge about my personal, political or business activities.” So far, Mueller’s team has contacted at least eight of Stone’s current or former associates, Stone told NBC News on Sunday. “Because they continue to delegitimize themselves and whatever they ultimately release in their findings.”īut Mueller’s mandate when he was first appointed specifically gives him the authority to investigate “ any matters that arose or may arise” directly from the Russia probe. “If they want to continue to go after non-related financial matters where they’re picking apart associates of the President, then by all means,” Nunberg said. The raid and related criminal investigation are being carried out by the Southern District of New York, but were referred there by Mueller’s team. He also noted the raid on the home, office and hotel room of Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime personal attorney. Nunberg pointed to the charges Mueller’s team has brought against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort for alleged financial crimes unrelated to his work on the Trump campaign. “They are trying to go after Roger’s finances, to get another ridiculous indictment that has nothing to do with Russia,” said Sam Nunberg, a former Trump campaign aide who worked with Stone on the early stages of Trump’s presidential bid and has been questioned by Mueller’s team as well as the grand jury. The questions about Stone’s finances have some of his allies claiming that Mueller has overstepped his mandate and is simply looking to take down one of the President’s longtime allies. WSJ: Roger Stone tried to get information on Clinton from Assange “I have no intention of being silenced or turning my back on President Trump.” “The special counsel having found no evidence or proof whatsoever of Russian collusion, trafficking in allegedly hacked emails with WikiLeaks or advance knowledge of the publication of (then-Clinton campaign chair John) Podesta’s emails now seems to be combing through every molecule of my existence including my personal life, political activities and business affairs to conjure up some offense to charge me with either to silence me or induce me to testify against the President,” Stone told CNN. Whatever the reasoning, the probe into Stone’s finances should give him cause for concern, Zeldin said. You investigate,” said CNN legal analyst Michael Zeldin, a former assistant to Mueller. “The normal thing for a prosecutor in the course of your investigation is if you come across something that is itself worthy of criminal investigation, you don’t turn a blind eye to it. The interest in Stone’s finances could be tied to Mueller’s charge of investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and potential collusion, though another possibility is Mueller is pursuing something unrelated that turned up in the course of the investigation. Roger Stone: I haven't been contacted by Mueller
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