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Controversial Political Icon Roger Stone Spills On Donald Trump

11/03/23

Legendary, political operative Roger Stone may be one of the most controversial people in American history. Love him or loathe him (and many do) Stone is a flamboyant and aggressive character.

Known for his fine English tailoring, his love of martinis, and his sharp elbows social media is rife with people making fun of the shape of his head or his over the top style of dress. To some Stone is a “dirty trickster,” and to others he is an American Hero

The dapper political operative is most famous ,of course ,for being convicted of seven process crimes by former special counsel, Robert Mueller, and subsequently receiving a commutation of his sentence and a full and unconditional presidential pardon by President Donald Trump.

Trying to find references to Stone’s December 2020 pardon in any online biography, profile, or news site will yield no results. You will find that evidence of Stone’s pardon is almost totally omitted.

Stone was convicted by a DC jury in a trial where by an all democrat jury and a hostile anti-Trump federal judge. On Nov 2, 2022, only by  Court order, the Department of Justice was forced to release the final , long hidden, long redacted  final report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in which even he could not sugarcoat that he had actually found no evidence of Russian collusion, WikiLeaks collaboration, or any other crime on Stone’s part.


While Democrats like, Hillary Clinton, Jerry Nadler, Hakeem Jeffries all insisted that Stone declined to testify against Trump in return for his Presidential pardon, there is no evidence to support that claim. Stone says Mueller’s prosecutors pressured him to testify falsely against Trump after they could find no other evidence of “Russian collusion, but Stone refused.

Others have tried to connect Stone to the events of January 6th, 2021, but Stone was never even at the US Capitol that day, nor is there any evidence that he knew in advance, participated in, or condoned any illegal action at the Capitol. The Washington Post confirmed from three sources with direct knowledge that Stone was not involved in the Giuliani -lead effort to delay the certification of the electoral college by the US Senate on January 6th, 2021.

In recent weeks, crude deep fake videos that are selectively edited, manipulated, and have an AI created voice track of Stone criticizing Trump have been thoroughly debunked. Stone is a man with many enemies largely because of his own sharp elbows as it pertains to his political opponents.

Stone is largely a hate figure on the American left. Those on the political left continue to insist that Stone is a ” Russian Traitor,” with no actual evidence to back this up. Stone’s narrow escape from a four year jail sentence simply drives his liberal critics crazy. Stone’s relationship with legendary fixer, Roy Cohn, a key early Trump lawyer and advisor ,also hated by the American left, fuels the fires of Stone’s critics

Controversial Political Icon Roger Stone Spills On Donald Trump
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Stone cut his teeth in the campaigns of Richard Nixon, went on to senior roles in the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan in 1976, 1980 and 1984 and was the first consultant hired by Donald Trump’s 2016

During a recent interview with Colleen Wilson of North American TV, Stone discussed his storied relationship with the former President, giving his firsthand account of being a Trump confidant for the better part of four decades in this amazingly candid interview.

“As you know, prior to Donald Trump, every President had been a Senator, or a Governor, or a Congressman, or a General. Donald Trump is really our first businessperson to become President, and that changes everything. All the old rules are ‘out of the window’, and Donald Trump has now set the course for America.” told Wilson

Within this interview, Stone talks about his work for President Richard Nixon and President Ronald Reagan, along with his thoughts on Trump’s 2024 Presidential campaign and the future of American politics. Whether you like Roger Stone or you hate him this is one interview you need to see..

You can watch that full interview with Roger Stone from North American TV here…


For those not on Twitter the interview can be seen here on Rumble below…

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The Roger Stone-Donald Trump controversy explained
2020
The president is accused of acting like a monarch after the justice department called his friend’s sentence too harsh

David Smith in Washington
@smithinamerica
Thu 13 Feb 2020 01.32 EST
Who is Roger Stone?

A master of the dark arts of politics who cut his teeth on a Richard Nixon election campaign. He regularly gives Nixon’s trademark salute and has a tattoo of the disgraced 37th president on his back. A self-described “dirty trickster”, Stone, 67, is also a longtime friend of Donald Trump.

When was Stone convicted?

In November he was convicted of seven crimes including obstruction of justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering. He was the sixth former Trump aide to be convicted in cases arising from the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Why is he back in the news?

He is awaiting sentencing. On Monday, prosecutors recommended that Stone should serve seven to nine years in prison. But at 1.48am on Tuesday, Trump raised an objection via Twitter: “This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!”

So he was just letting off steam again? What’s the big deal?

Later that day, against all protocol, the justice department overruled its career prosecutors and issued a memo saying their recommended sentence was too harsh. All four prosecutors resigned from the case in protest. There was an outcry from Democrats and legal experts who alleged that Trump had pressured the justice department, which is supposed to be independent, to do his pal a favour.

Did Trump admit it?

No. And the White House spokesman, Hogan Gidley, told reporters: “While he has the right to have a conversation with the attorney general, he did not.” Justice department officials also denied that Trump had meddled. But the president did tweet congratulations to the attorney general, William Barr, “for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have been brought”.

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Where does Barr fit in?

Despite having served in the George HW Bush administration, Barr is rivalling the treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, and the Republican senator Lindsey Graham as Trump’s ultimate yes man. He memorably misled the public about the conclusions of the Mueller report. Media accounts suggest he personally intervened on Stone’s behalf.

What about Trump?

We told you so, say Democrats. They warned that acquittal in the impeachment trial would make Trump more convinced than ever that, like a monarch, he is above the law. Sure enough, he swiftly began a purge of officials who testified against him and now appears to be tweeting instructions to his attorney general.

What happens next?

Democrats say Barr has agreed to testify to the House judiciary committee on 31 March which, the Politico website points out, ends “a year-long standoff that began when the panel first demanded his testimony in the aftermath of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation”. He is likely to put up a pugnacious defence. Democrats are also seeking an investigation by the justice department’s watchdog, the inspector general. Republicans, as usual, are mostly mute.

And Stone?

He is due to be sentenced on 20 February by Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who may yet choose to ignore the revised memo and follow the prosecutors’ original recommended sentence. She certainly seemed unamused by Stone during the trial, ticking him off over his use of social media. But the other big question is: will Trump pardon Stone?

What can be done to save the rule of law?

Democrats have already deployed their ultimate constitutional weapon, impeachment, and will not reach for it again in an election year. But they can try to make it an issue in the presidential race. The presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren tweeted: “Americans of all political stripes should be gravely concerned about the corruption that pressures federal prosecutors to give sweetheart deals to criminals who do their crimes on behalf of Donald Trump. Yes Roger Stone, I’m looking at you.”

Ultimately, however, will anyone care?

Critics say the erosion of democratic institutions continues and the integrity of the legal system is on the line. Brian Schatz, a Democratic senator from Hawaii, wrote on Twitter: “The DOJ itself appears to have been corrupted by a President who rewards his friends and punishes his enemies. Media should treat this like a potentially explosive abuse of power even if this takes more than ten seconds to explain.”

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