Godfather II Scene Plays Cameo Role in Stone Indictment
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“If you testify, you’re a fool,” Roger Stone told an associate in late 2017 as House investigators scheduled an appearance in the sprawling probe of Russian election meddling. Instead, Stone told his ally he should pull a “Frank Pentangeli.”
It was a reference to “The Godfather: Part II,” federal prosecutors pointed out in their indictment of Stone on Friday. They said Stone -- a longtime ally of Donald Trump -- was attempting to persuade a friend to lie to avoid contradicting him. The friend appears to be Randy Credico, a comedian and radio host. Both men are supporters of Wikileaks, which published hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee to help Trump win the election.