Roger Stone must have "something" on Trump.

[Jarqui]

4. Said something similar yesterday

Stone is 67. 6-9 years takes him to an age he may not be able to be very active.
Basically, facing a sentence like that, his life is close to being on the line (ignoring what he did)
Stone obviously knows the dirt on Trump.
If Stone rats Trump out, it will make stealing 2020 really tough for Trump ... who will wind up in jail if he doesn't.

Pardoning Stone is probably feared something like Ford pardoning Nixon - it killed Ford politically.

Flynn and Manafort are in roughly similar positions. Like Stone, their negotiating positions largely disappear after the 2020 election because if Trump is still in power, he's impeachment proof and gets another four years clear of jail.

Things happen for a reason. Trump isn't trying to help Stone for affectionate reasons. Trump's being blackmailed by Stone .. just like Giuliani's insurance policy.