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Matt Gaetz Caught on Hot Mic Assuring Roger Stone of Pardon by Donald Trump<!-- wp:html --><p>REUTERS</p> <p>Facing possible jail time after being charged with the obstruction of a congressional investigation, veteran Republican operative <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-has-been-playing-all-sides-of-the-matt-gaetz-scandal">Roger Stone</a> was assured by MAGA-loving <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-pence-chief-of-staff-marc-short-says-matt-gaetz-will-likely-be-in-jail-in-2024">Rep. Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL) that former President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-isnt-about-roger-stone-its-about-bill-barr-letting-donald-trump-show-that-hes-above-the-law-now">Donald Trump </a>would offer him a pardon<em>.</em></p> <p>The new revelation comes from a hot microphone moment recorded by Danish filmmakers back in 2019, which was shared with <em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/07/30/roger-stone-matt-gaetz-pardon-mueller/">The Washington Post</a></em> ahead of their film <em>A Storm Foretold</em>, set to be released later this year.</p> <p>“The boss still has a very favorable view of you,” the fervently pro-Trump congressman told Stone at a right-wing “AMPFest” gathering at one of the former president’s golf clubs, National Doral, before stating that Trump shared that information with him “directly.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetz-caught-on-hot-mic-assuring-roger-stone-of-pardon-by-donald-trump?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

REUTERS

Facing possible jail time after being charged with the obstruction of a congressional investigation, veteran Republican operative Roger Stone was assured by MAGA-loving Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) that former President Donald Trump would offer him a pardon.

The new revelation comes from a hot microphone moment recorded by Danish filmmakers back in 2019, which was shared with The Washington Post ahead of their film A Storm Foretold, set to be released later this year.

“The boss still has a very favorable view of you,” the fervently pro-Trump congressman told Stone at a right-wing “AMPFest” gathering at one of the former president’s golf clubs, National Doral, before stating that Trump shared that information with him “directly.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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