EXCLUSIVE: Stone Says Trump “Had a Tendency to Discount Any Political Advice” From Michael Cohen

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) Reveals That Specifics of NYT Report on Gulf Emissary Trump Tower Meeting Are “Completely New” to House Intelligence Committee

EXCLUSIVE: Schiff Shares House Intel “Sought to Bring in George Nader” But Was Stopped by GOP Members

EXCLUSIVE: “Of Course Not,” Says Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) When Asked If Senate Has Done Enough on Gun Violence

MAY 20, 2018 – In an exclusive interview, former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone says he is “prepared” to be indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, whose team “may seek to conjure up some extraneous crime, pertaining to my business, or maybe not even pertaining to the 2016 election.”

Stone confirms he and his lawyer have not had any contact with Mueller’s office. He also explains his comment last month about Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen – “Donald goes out of his way to treat him like garbage” – telling “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd: “I don’t think the president regarded him as a political genius or was open to his desires in that area. And he had a tendency to discount any political advice that Michael would give him.” Watch the full interview.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) reveals that the specifics of The New York Times’ report on Trump Jr. and other aides meeting with George Nader, a gulf emissary and Lebanese-American businessman who represents the Saudi Crown Prince and offered help to win the election, are “completely new” to the House Intelligence Committee. The Committee “sought to bring in George Nader, but the Republican members were unwilling to do so,” says Schiff in an exclusive interview. He adds he is “confident” the FBI acted appropriately in response to reports of the use of informants in the Russian interference investigation. Watch the full interview.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacts to Friday’s Texas school shooting in an exclusive interview, telling Todd: “It is unspeakable, it really is, to see that kids all over this country, who go to a place where they should feel safe, where they can focus on learning, are now worrying about things that we’ve seen Texas or in Florida a few months ago.” When asked if there has been enough done in the Senate to prevent gun violence, the Vermont senator replies, “Of course not. … It’s a three-letter word, it’s the N-R-A! And it’s Trump and the Republicans who don’t have the guts to stand up to these people, and that’s pretty pathetic.” Watch the full interview.

PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor, The New York Times’ David Brooks, MSNBC’s Hugh Hewitt and NBC News’ Hallie Jackson joined the broadcast’s roundtable this morning to discuss the week in politics, including Friday’s Texas school shooting. Jackson reports, “I spoke with a top White House official just last night. There’s not an appetite to do something on this [gun violence].”

Read the full transcript of “Meet the Press” this morning.

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