As such, Stone did not believe he had a conflict of interest in supporting both candidates. [153], On October 28, 2017, following a news report by CNN that indictments would be announced within a few days, Stone's Twitter account was suspended by Twitter for what it called "targeted abuse" of various CNN personnel in a series of derogatory, threatening and obscenity-filled tweets. [219] Stone publicly lobbied for clemency, stressing his loyalty to the president, saying: "He knows I was under enormous pressure to turn on him. "[4], Stone does not wear socks a fact that Nancy Reagan brought to her husband's attention during his 1980 presidential campaign. On the day of Stones January 25 arrest, Kristin Davis apartment was also raided by the FBI. [23], In the 2000 presidential election, Stone served as the campaign manager for Donald Trump's aborted campaign for President in the 2000 Reform Party presidential primaries. 2/2", "Washington at Work; The New Spokesman for the Republicans: a Tough Player in a Rough Arena", "Paul Manafort's Wild and Lucrative Philippine Adventure", "Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly, Public Affairs Company document for U.S. Department of Justice", "The Political Interest It's Not Going To Be Pretty", "96 Aspirants Filling Breach Left By Powell", "In Netflix's Get Me Roger Stone, the notorious GOP operative plays both narrator and villain", "The 2004 Campaign: The Consultant: Sharpton's Bid Aided by an Unlikely Source", "Politics Seen in Nasty Call to Spitzer's Father", "Political Consultant Resigns After Allegations of Threatening Spitzer's Father", "Making Political Trouble: Roger Stone shows how its done again", "The Fix Analysis; Roger Stone's conspicuously worded denials of wrongdoing in the Russia probe", "Kristin Davis, alleged Eliot Spitzer madam, to run for New York governor with GOP Roger Stone's help", "Opposing Campaigns, with One Unlikely Link: Roger Stone Plays Role in Two Opposing Campaigns", "Roger Stone wins lawsuit and is cleared of defamation charges", "Comedian Is Serious, Mostly, as Candidate", "Entertainer Steve Berke has aspirations for Miami Beach City Hall and MTV", "GOP trickster Roger Stone defects to Libertarian party", "Roger Stone, Nixon Operative and Famed Dirty Trickster, Building Gary Johnson Super PAC", "Roger Stone: Why I won't run for Florida governor", "Trump ends relationship with longtime political adviser Roger Stone", "Ex-adviser Roger Stone: I still believe in Trump", "Jesse Ventura hopes Trump considers him for VP", "The man who just resigned from Donald Trump's campaign explains how Trump can still win", "Alex Jones & Donald Trump Bombshell Full Interview", "While the GOP worries about convention chaos, Trump pushes for 'showbiz' feel", "Again: Nothing is off limits for Donald Trump, including spouses", "Roger Stone Will Probably Seek Libertarian Party Nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016", "Former Trump Adviser Roger Stone: 'Trump's Going To Be The Next President', "CNN bans Trump supporter Roger Stone after nasty, bigoted tweets", "Cruz accuses Trump of planting National Enquirer story alleging affairs", "Roger Stone, blasted by Ted Cruz, working for Kelli Ward? my dude looks like the babadook https://t.co/9d0C79q9Om, Goth Ms. Frizzle (@spookperson) March 15, 2017, The Washington Post reported in August 2018 that Stone and Nydia were the godparents to Davis child. Roger Stone served as the campaign manager for Kristin Davis, the former madam who was caught up in the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandals, run for governor in New York in 2010. [107] Cruz stated, "It is a story that quoted one source on the record, Roger Stone, Donald Trump's chief political adviser. [31][168][169] The same day, a federal magistrate judge released Stone on a US$250,000 signature bond and declared that he was not a flight risk. Associated With. According to Stone, during the day he was officially a scheduler in the Nixon campaign, but "By night, I'm trafficking in the black arts. [24] The Netflix documentary film Get Me Roger Stone focuses on Stone's past and his role in Trump's presidential campaign. He later claimed that a domestic employee, whom he had discharged for substance abuse, was the perpetrator as he had access to his computer and post-office box key. [70] Specter withdrew early in the campaign season with less than 2% support. I like vodka martinis with an olive, please. [18][19][20][21][22] He has described his own political modus operandi as "Attack, attack, attack never defend" and "Admit nothing, deny everything, and launch a counterattack. "[100] Stone remained an informal adviser to and media surrogate for Trump throughout the campaign.[101][102]. He was named chairman of the Young Republicans in 1977. The headline read, Top Dole Aide Caught in Group-Sex Ring. The Enquirer story said that Stone had used a magazine named Local Swing Fever to place the ads. However, Roger divorced from his wife Anne Elizabeth Wesche, who he married in 1974, bringing their 16-years-long relationship to an end, and soon started dating Nydia. He has described his family as middle-class, blue-collar Catholics. "[33] The Trump White House statement contained multiple statements and claims regarding Stone's prosecution and the Mueller investigation. "He's been so loyal and so wonderful. Dinner at our favorite place Cafe Europa? [33] In a lengthy statement containing an array of grievances, Trump attacked the prosecutors as "overzealous" and said, "Roger Stone has already suffered greatly. The prosecution had recommended that Stone serve between 7 and 9 years. The circumstance is made worse by the fact that Stone and his wife, Nydia, have already been identified as swingers. [24], Stone called Saudi Arabia "an enemy" and criticized Trump's visit to Riyadh in May 2017. While I . [33][34][35] He was sentenced to 40months in prison. [97][98] A few days later, Stone wrote an op-ed called "The man who just resigned from Donald Trump's campaign explains how Trump can still win" for Business Insider. . "[188] The next morning a senior Justice Department official said the department would recommend a lighter sentence, adding that the decision had been made before Trump commented. [33] Most Republican elected officials remained silent on Trump's commutation of Stone. Stone initially denied the report. [76] Such signs were considered controversial because they were seen as an effort to get Democrats who supported Kerry to vote for then Republican Senator Arlen Specter in heavily Democratic Philadelphia. I like to keep physically fit. [236], On November 22, 2021, the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack subpoenaed Stone and Alex Jones for testimony and documents by December 17 and 6, respectively. During the November 12 testimony, former Trump campaign deputy chairman Rick Gates testified that Stone told campaign associates in April 2016 of WikiLeaks' plans to release documents, far earlier than previously known. Nydia Bertran, Roger Stone's second wife, married the controversial conservative political operative in Las Vegas in 1992. "[107][108] In April 2016, Cruz again criticized Stone, saying on The Sean Hannity Show of Stone: "He is pulling the strings on Donald Trump. After her family moved from Cuba to the United States, Nydia Stone began working professionally as a model and posed for local advertisements and marketing campaigns. [211] On April 30, ABC News reported that they had learned through sources that the Federal Bureau of Prisons planned to delay Stone's surrender date by at least 30 days due to concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. . Nydia Stone was born as Nydia Bertran on May 8, 1946 in Cuba. Her early childhood was spent in an affluent part of the country where she studied in prestigious schools. Roger the Cuck-Calling Cuckold Certainly, Nydia Stone sounds a lot happier than Kathleen Manafort, Paul Manafort's long-suffering wife. He has one child from his first marriage and none from his second. He is the co-author, with Robert Morrow, of The Clintons' War on Women, published in 2015. All four of the Assistant U.S. Beginning in October 2018, Nydia said that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, knows nothing detrimental to Roger Stone and Morgan is lying to get on TV. Roger Stone denied leaving the message, despite the fact that his voice was recognized, claiming he was at a movie that was later shown not to have been screened that night. [242] Video evidence later surfaced of him telling Trump supporters on November 2, 2020, that they had "the right to violence. [4] He has said: "I like English tailoring, I like Italian shoes. "[33] Within Trump's circle, Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, Trump aide Larry Kudlow, and Republican congressman Matt Gaetz urged Trump to grant clemency to Stone,[33] as did Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. [154], On December 1, 2017, Stone texted Randy Credico, a prosecution witness: "If you testify you're a fool. [229] Democrats condemned Trump's commutation of Stone's sentence, viewing it as abuse of the rule of law[33] that distorted the U.S. justice system to protect Trump's friends and undermine Trump's rivals. [133][29], During the 2016 campaign, Stone was accused by Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign chairman John Podesta of having prior knowledge of the publishing by WikiLeaks of Podesta's private emails obtained by a hacker. In the weeks afterwards he pressured the Trump administration for a pardon of all Members of Congress who supported overturning the 2020 election, including Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Jim Jordan, and Matt Gaetz. Stone had considered entering the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida to challenge white nationalist Augustus Invictus for the Libertarian nomination. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Republican strategist Roger Stone emphatically denied allegations in the National Enquirer this week that suggested he and his wife, Nydia, frequented sex clubs and posted . [222][223], Other Trump advisors, including chief of staff Mark Meadows, son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and White House Counsel Pat A. Cipollone were concerned about granting clemency to Stone,[33] viewing a grant of clemency as a political liability for Trump. Roger Stone is now a free man! In 2017, she made an appearance as herself on a documentary on her husband's life titled 'Get Me Roger Stone'. It was my first political trick. [212] On May 28, Stone was ordered by Judge Jackson to report to prison by June 30. [111][101] The Washington Post reported that Stone "is organizing [Trump] supporters as a force of intimidation", noting that Stone "has threatened to publicly disclose the hotel room numbers of delegates who work against Trump". [144] U.S. intelligence agencies believe Guccifer 2.0 to be a persona created by Russian intelligence to obscure its role in the DNC hack. "[200] Zelinsky also testified that acting U.S. Attorney Timothy Shea made the request for a lighter sentence for Stone after coming under "heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice" and out of fear of Trump. [52], In 1975, Stone helped found the National Conservative Political Action Committee, a New Right organization that helped to pioneer independent expenditure political advertising. [101] Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said that Stone's threat to publicize the hotel room numbers of delegates was "just totally over the line". [203] CNN reported the next day that Liu's nomination was withdrawn because she was perceived to be insufficiently involved in the Stone and McCabe cases. Let's get it on. Early life and education. 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