In a tweet by NBC News analyst Howard Fineman today, Fineman relates a statement by convicted felon Roger Stone in which Stone essentially admits he had evidence that would implicate Donald Trump in a crime.
Just had a long talk with #RogerStone. He says he doesn’t want a pardon (which implies guilt) but a commutation, and says he thinks #Trump will give it to him. “He knows I was under enormous pressure to turn on him. It would have eased my situation considerably. But I didn’t.”
— howardfineman (@howardfineman) July 10, 2020
Stone stating that he was “under enormous pressure to turn on [Trump]” is an admission that Stone had information he could have provided to prosecutors that would have implicated Trump in one of the many crimes of which Stone was convicted.
This is also a concession that his obstruction of the investigation was an effort to protect Trump from investigators, an action that is not needed if Stone didn’t know of any crimes committed or abetted by Trump.
Additionally, Stone’s convictions imply guilt.
In November 2019, Stone was convicted of all seven counts charged, including witness tampering and lying to investigators. He was sentenced to 40 months in federal jail, but is not scheduled to report to jail until Tuesday.