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BREAKING: Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone arrested in Mueller probe.
NEW: Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Trump, was indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller and arrested on charges of obstruction, giving false statements and witness tampering. nbcnews.to/2Rg18hu
ALERT: @NBCNews Special Report momentarily.
LIVE: @NBCNews Special Report: Former Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted and arrested in Mueller investigation. nbcnews.to/2Rg18hu periscope.tv/w/1yoJMjpONqwxQ
Special counsel: "The indictment, which was unsealed upon arrest, contains seven counts: one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness tampering."
Stone will make an initial court appearance at 11 a.m. ET before a judge at a federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Live analysis of the indictment and arrest of former Trump adviser Roger Stone now on @TODAYshow. 
@TODAYshow After WikiLeaks dumped stolen DNC documents in July, a senior Trump campaign official was directed to contact Stone about future releases on the Clinton campaign, the indictment alleges. nbcnews.to/2TcFJru
@TODAYshow After one WikiLeaks release, an associate of a high-ranking Trump campaign official texted Stone "well done," according to the indictment. nbcnews.to/2TcFJru
JUST IN: White House asserts that the arrest this morning of former Trump adviser Roger Stone "has nothing to do with the president and certainly nothing to do with the White House," Press Sec. Sanders tells CNN. nbcnews.to/2Rg18hu
JUST IN: Roger Stone's attorney to @NBCNews: "He will fight vigorously because these were things he did not recall and were immaterial to the scope of the investigation." - @annaschecter
Stone's attorney to @NBCNews: “There was no need to have the FBI show up with a SWAT team this morning. He’s been very public for the last two years about where he was and what he was doing.”
Speaker Pelosi on Roger Stone indictment: "It is very interesting to see the kinds of people that the president of the United States has surrounded himself with."
Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow:
“The indictment today does not allege Russian collusion by Roger Stone or anyone else. Rather, the indictment focuses on alleged false statements Mr. Stone made to Congress.”
“The indictment today does not allege Russian collusion by Roger Stone or anyone else. Rather, the indictment focuses on alleged false statements Mr. Stone made to Congress.”
In his first tweet since the indictment and arrest of his former adviser, Roger Stone, this morning, President Trump tweets: "NO COLLUSION! Border Coyotes, Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers are treated better."
In post-hearing news conference, Roger Stone says he will plead not guilty after being indicted on 7 counts in Mueller investigation.
