Renato Mariotti:

No question.

One of the, you know, key moves here is to put as much pressure as possible on Stone and get him to change his mind. Now, obviously, the president for some reason is very eager for Stone not to flip. He's mentioned in the past that Stone was — had guts for not flipping.

But the pressure here is significant for Stone. He's looking at a sentence at least in the — in the 15-to-21 month range, potentially 41 to 51 months, depending on how the judge calculated the sentencing guidelines. And it could go up.

There was a search warrant executed at his house earlier today. Mueller's continuing to investigate. And perhaps this indictment could cause others to come forward.

So, if I was Stone's attorney, I would be concerned. And if you can't get a pardon, flipping is the next best option.