There has been a deal made (ODT)

Right-wing media outlets, led by Trump allies at Infowars and Fox News, have waged a months-long campaign to interfere with criminal proceedings against Roger Stone. Now that Stone has been convicted of seven felonies and is facing the possibility of significant jail time, his conservative and far-right media defenders are drumming up support for President Donald Trump to pardon him.

via Inside the right-wing media campaign to rig the justice system to protect Roger Stone and Donald Trump | Media Matters for America