and the trump family. >> reporter: one passage from stone's book of life lessons stands out. admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> with me now, brian salter. we have some more insight into roger stone's thinking, a comment he made himself right on the courthouse steps following his appearance yesterday, watch. >> as i have always said, the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. >> the only thing worse about being talked about is not being talked about. >> that sounds like roger stone. >> he got his wish obviously. in part, because he's doing a lot of talking. even after this indictment giving interviews to cnn and fox. he loves the media circus. what do you think is the strategy here, brian? >> he called into info wars, that conspiratorial website when he was at the courthouse.