MICHAEL COHEN/ROBERT MUELLER/ROGER STONE/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump worries that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, might cut a plea deal and turn against him. But an even greater threat may be creeping up on Trump: Roger Stone. Although Cohen is considered the keeper of Trump’s most private secrets, Stone has known the president for much longer, and is a self-described dirty trickster with broad knowledge of his personal, business and political histories. But Stone may also feel limited loyalty to his former boss, with whom he has at times bitterly feuded. Law enforcement experts say those factors are likely on special counsel Robert Mueller’s mind as he zeroes in on Stone — interviewing his friends, protégés, assistants and even his ex-drivers. Stone recently said he is ‘prepared’ for a possible indictment in the Russia probe, though he expects it would be unrelated to his work surrounding the 2016 White House race…And now Mueller is examining whether Stone had any first-hand knowledge of the Russians who hacked into Democratic email accounts and dished it all up to take down Hillary Clinton. If the special counsel finds enough to charge Stone, some people who know him well doubt he will stay devoted to a president who has embraced him but also dubbed him a ‘stone-cold loser.'”
-Darren Samuelsohn, “Could Roger Stone spill Trump’s secrets to Mueller?,” Politico, May 24, 2018 5:05 am