New York, September 14 (RHC)-- Roger Stone, the long-time Republican strategist and former adviser to Donald Trump, has advised the president to seize total power if he loses the November election, a suggestion that appears to have boded well with the Republican incumbent.

Stone, whose 40-month prison sentence in connection with the Russia investigation was commuted by Trump, said this week that the president should form a nationwide election operation wherein federal agents could literally block voting in order to prevent Democrats from “stealing” the election.

Stone was convicted of lying to Congress about contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election regarding e-mails hacked from Democratic Party accounts.

US President Donald Trump faced fresh accusations of abuse of power Tuesday after appearing to pressure the Justice Department to seek a lighter prison sentence for his longtime political aide Roger Stone.

Both Trump and Stone were in the battleground state of Nevada on Saturday, with the president campaigning for his reelection while Stone was trying to raise money for himself.