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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC's "This Week" that former Trump adviser Roger Stone, who was indicted Friday in the Mueller investigation, is in "grave danger" from a "pretty damning indictment" if he goes to trial and that President Trump knows a pardon is not "politically viable."

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Christie: Pardoning Roger Stone is not "politically viable" for Trump

"The president understands the limits of politics."

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Chris Christie

<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on ABC&#x27;s &quot;This Week&quot; that former Trump adviser Roger Stone, who was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="indicted Friday" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/roger-stone-indictment-mueller-investigation-eb83027b-b48b-4d04-a114-bd92aac8585b.html" data-vars-content-id="6b53d2f8-d33c-4f0b-9dee-0b1f99ead490" data-vars-headline="Christie: Pardoning Roger Stone is not &quot;politically viable&quot; for Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/roger-stone-indictment-mueller-investigation-eb83027b-b48b-4d04-a114-bd92aac8585b.html" target="_self">indicted Friday</a> in the Mueller investigation, is in &quot;grave danger&quot; from a &quot;pretty damning indictment&quot; if he goes to trial and that President Trump knows a pardon is not &quot;politically viable.&quot;</p><div><div class="iframe-responsive-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="270" scrolling="auto" src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/Sscj0Zb1-AeXnLRNE" title="Wjla-9 00 Am - 10 00 Am-9 30 59 Am - 9 31 42 Am-2019-01-27" width="480" class="gtmView" data-vars-category="embed" data-vars-sub-category="jwplayer" data-vars-asset-id="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/Sscj0Zb1-AeXnLRNE"></iframe></div><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Roger Stone&#x27;s media blitz" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/roger-stone-media-trump-pardon-mueller-investigation-0780d629-c877-4923-a6a5-b54730f01e29.html" data-vars-content-id="6b53d2f8-d33c-4f0b-9dee-0b1f99ead490" data-vars-headline="Christie: Pardoning Roger Stone is not &quot;politically viable&quot; for Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/roger-stone-media-trump-pardon-mueller-investigation-0780d629-c877-4923-a6a5-b54730f01e29.html" target="_self">Roger Stone&#x27;s media blitz</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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