Link to tweet | 43 Tweet 112 replies, 66526 views Thread info Bookmark this thread Trash this thread Reply to this thread Aside from Trump, the self-proclaimed "dirty trickster" has worked for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Bob Dole, among others. In addition, he worked on Ronald Reagan's campaign for president in . For his part, Stone denied having forged the documents. His former wife is Anne Wesche, and they both got divorced in the year 1990. Stone subsequently hired Michael McMinoway to infiltrate campaigns of candidates such as Edmund Muskie and Hubert Humphrey. At the time, Stone claimed the ad was a fake, but he admitted years later that it was real. Stone said that the campaign "is not a hoax, a prank or a publicity stunt. The contact information listed lined up with Roger Stones email address. [199] In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Zelinsky, one of the prosecutors who withdrew from the case after the Justice Department intervened to recommend a lighter sentence for Stone, said that the "highest levels" of Justice Department had been "exerting significant pressure" on prosecutors "to cut Stone a break" and "water down and in some cases outright distort" Stone's conduct. [57] After Stone was indicted in 2019, the Nixon Foundation released a statement distancing Stone's ties to Nixon. Senator Dole, and his wife, Elizabeth (herself a former Senator and Cabinet member) recently talked with correspondent Rita Braver about his storied career. [261] Stone's longtime tailor is Alan Flusser. [66] In that same election, his other partners worked for George H. W. Bush (Lee Atwater as campaign manager, and Paul Manafort as director of operations in the fall campaign). [116] In December 2018, as part of a defamation settlement, Stone agreed to retract a false claim he had made during the campaign: that Guo Wengui had donated to Hillary Clinton. [248] His books have been described as "hatchet jobs" by the Miami Herald[249] and Tampa Bay Times. [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. Let's get it on. Stone said that Roy Cohn helped him arrange for independent candidate John B. Anderson to get the nomination of the Liberal Party of New York, a move that would help split the opposition to Reagan in the state. Dole hangs back like a husband watching his wife work a cocktail party. [26][27] Nearly three dozen search warrants were unsealed in April 2020 which revealed contacts between Stone and Assange, and that Stone orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts and bloggers to run a political influence scheme on social media. Stone is featured in Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, documentary on Lee Atwater made in 2008. Bob Dole Popularity . [241], On December 23, 2021, Stone urged a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by eight Capitol Police officers, alleging that he is responsible for inciting a crowd of former President Donald Trump's supporters to riot on January 6, 2021. She eventually made the shift from in front of the camera to behind it within a short period of time and began taking up small assignments for photoshoots for individual clients and events. An unpaid consultant to Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole was forced to resign Thursday after two supermarket tabloids reported he and his wife had advertised for group sex.. [86] Stone admittedly had been providing support and advice to both campaigns on the grounds that the two campaigns had different goals: Davis was seeking to gain permanent ballot access for her party, and Paladino was in the race to win (and was Stone's preferred candidate). Stone recalled how he ran for election as president for his senior year: "I built alliances and put all my serious challengers on my ticket. On November 15, 2019, Roger Stone was found guilty of obstruction of proceedings, lying to congress and witness intimidation at the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. On February 11, as the Department of Justice revealed that the sentence recommendation for Stone would be reduced, two of the prosecutors in the case withdrew their service. [132], According to The Times of Israel, Roger Stone "was in contact with one or more apparently well-connected Israelis at the height of the 2016 US presidential campaign, one of whom warned Stone that Trump was "going to be defeated unless we intervene" and promised "we have critical intell[sic]." Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes said Stone was "one of the three approved media figures allowed to speak" about the group. In addition to frequently serving as a campaign adviser, Stone was a political lobbyist. 1970s: Nixon campaign, Watergate and Reagan 1976, 1990s: Early work with Donald Trump, Dole 1996, 2000s: Florida recount, Killian memos, conflict with Eliot Spitzer, 20102014: Libertarian Party involvement and other political activity, 20152021: Donald Trump campaign and media commentary, 2022: Ontario, Canada political organizing, Relations with Israel before the 2016 United States elections, Relations with Wikileaks and Russia before the 2016 United States elections, Intervention by Trump and Justice Department officials, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. McAuliffe cited a report in the New York Post in his accusations. [33] On August 17, 2020, he dropped the appeal of his convictions. [56] Stone was a protg of former Connecticut Governor John Davis Lodge, who introduced the young Stone to former Vice President Nixon in 1967. Stone initially denied the report. No, it's smart. His bravado has pushed. Nydia has maintained that her husband has been the victim of juror misconduct in his trial. Puzzling footage going viral on social media shows Joe Biden refusing to acknowledge Vice President Kamala Harris during a memorial for former Republican Sen. Bob Dole. Dinner at our favorite place Cafe Europa? [185] On November 25, a decision denying a defense motion for acquittal was released. Davis is quoted in the article as calling Nyida a saint.. Most Popular #29018. In 1996, Stone served as a senior consultant to Bob Dole's presidential campaign. Roger Stone was formerly married to Anne Wesche. Stone, she founded the group Republicans for Choice in 1989. [citation needed] Stone married his first wife Anne Elizabeth Wesche in 1974. [92], In June 2012, Stone said that he was running a super PAC in support of former New Mexico governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, whom he had met at a Reason magazine Christmas party two years earlier. Stone) was a well driller[43] and sometime chief of the Vista volunteer Fire Department. However, Dole and Holden separated in 1972, and Phyllis passed away . Dole was severely wounded in . [209] Jackson stated in the sentencing hearing, "The truth still exists. Hefner said that Stone reached out to her. He planned the Trump campaign, and he is Trump's henchman and dirty trickster. [9]:124, During the 1980s, BMSK became a top lobbying firm by leveraging its White House connections to attract high-paying clients, including U.S. corporations and trade associations, as well as foreign governments. [9]:125, His personal style of achieving his clients goals have been described as, "a renowned infighter," "a seasoned practitioner of hard-edged politics," "[10]a Republican strategist,"[11][12][13][14][15] and a political fixer. Stone also made personal attacks on Democratic committee members Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Dennis Heck. Stone was fired by Sen. Bob Dole in the '70s for being a Nixonian 'dirty trickster' Stone, born in 1952, was in his late teens when he became an aide for President Richard Nixon's 1972 . He is described as a flamboyant person who has never been apologetic about the means he has used to ensure the success of his candidates. They married in 1974 and divorced in 1990. The article quoted Stone as saying, "These stories have been swirling about Cruz for some time. Longtime Donald Trump political adviser Roger Stone is drawing upon his self-professed expertise as a group . Thereafter, however, he resigned from his position as a consultant to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee at Bruno's request. Instagram/Roger Stone [54], Stone went on to serve as chief strategist for Thomas Kean's campaign for Governor of New Jersey in 1981 and for his reelection campaign in 1985. Roger is also the father of one son, Scott Stone. . Bob Dole married his first wife, Phyllis Holden, in 1948. [247], Stone has written five books, all published by Skyhorse Publishing of New York City. The article describes a Polaroid taped up on a computer monitor in their home. He resigned from the campaign after the National Enquirer reported that Stone had placed an ad seeking sexual partners in a swinger's magazine. Bob Dole was elected to the House . He couldnt prove collusion so he will try to embarrass and humiliate him.. [205] In late June, Attorney General Barr agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing on July 28, 2020,[196][198] which would be Barr's first congressional testimony since his confirmation in early 2019. The circumstance is made worse by the fact that Stone and his wife, Nydia, have already been identified as swingers. [23] Investigative journalist Wayne Barrett accused Stone of persuading Trump to publicly consider a run for the Reform nomination to sideline Pat Buchanan and sabotage the Reform Party in an attempt to lower their vote total to benefit George W. Bush's campaign. [130] He is particularly close to the group's current leader, Enrique Tarrio, who has commercially monetized his position. According to his indictment, page 20, on April 9, 2018, Stone emailed these threats to the witness, including a comment regarding his security dog that he would: "take that dog away from you," "You are a rat. The couple were married from 1974 until 1990. "[115], During the campaign, Stone frequently promoted conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Clinton aide Huma Abedin was connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. [26] According to Nunberg, who claimed he spoke to the paper after being asked to do so by Special Counsel Robert Mueller,[26] Stone joked to him that he had taken a trip to London to personally meet with Assange, but declined to do so, had only wanted to have telephone conversations to remain undetected and did not have advance notice of the leaked emails. I like vodka martinis with an olive, please. Because of tromp (sic), I could never get away with a certain (sic) my Fifth Amendment rights but you can. However, after communist rule was established in the country under Fidel Castro's leadership, in 1959, her father decided to move to the United States with the family. Her early years were spent in an affluent part. "[33] The Trump White House statement contained multiple statements and claims regarding Stone's prosecution and the Mueller investigation. 1 Booster Goes Real Dirty to Attack the Clintons: With his new book and video project, can Roger Stone get any lower? Nydia Stone and #rogerstone anticipating Broadway show Hamilton! It was in the year 1974 when the couple got married and unfortunately they divorced each other in 1990. Stone thereafter told the Trump campaign about potential future releases of damaging material by WikiLeaks, the indictment alleged. [99], Despite calling Stone a "stone-cold loser" in a 2008 interview[23] and accusing him of seeking too much publicity in a statement shortly after Stone left the campaign,[96] Donald Trump praised him during an appearance in December 2015 on Alex Jones' radio show that was orchestrated by Stone. Her husband, notorious for courting negative publicity time and again, has worked on the campaigns of key Republican politicians, such as Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Bob Dole and Donald Trump. Bob Dole, while running for president in 1996, attends a campaign rally in Freeland, Michigan . [95] Stone left the campaign on August 8, 2015, amid controversy, with Stone claiming he quit and Trump claiming that Stone was fired. "[84] However, he later was spotted at a campaign rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino,[85] of whom Stone has spoken favorably. Gingrich takes the questions, and, even when he offers to let Dole speak, often bounces back to the microphone to pre-empt him. Republican political strategist Lee Atwater joined the firm in 1985, after serving in the #2 position on Reagan-Bush 1984. Five days before the leak, Stone tweeted, "Wednesday Hillary Clinton is done. In 1992, Roger married Nydia Bertran. A post shared by Nydia Bertran Stone (@nydia_b_stone) on Nov 25, 2017 at 8:26pm PST, In 1996, Roger Stone was working as a consultant on Senator Bob Doles presidential campaign. Washington Post Roger Stone - the former Republican political operative turned Bob Dole volunteer and PR consultant was doing some heavy damage control for himself Thursday. [145] The Guccifer 2.0 persona was ultimately linked with an IP address associated with the Russian intelligence agency, GRU, in Moscow when a user with a Moscow IP address logged into one of the Guccifer social media accounts without using a VPN. "[107] Cruz denied the allegations (calling it "garbage" and a "tabloid smear") and accused the Trump campaign, and Stone specifically, of planting the story as part of an orchestrated smear campaign against him. [192] Trump later said he had not asked the Justice Department to recommend a lighter sentence, but also asserted he had an "absolute right" to intervene. [186], On February 10, 2020, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia requested that Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison for his crimes after securing convictions on all seven charges. [199] Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn B. Maloney, who chair two House committees, said that "No other president has exercised the clemency power for such a patently personal and self-serving purpose" and said that they would investigate whether Stone's commutation was a reward for protecting Trump. He is accused of one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements and one count of witness tampering. . Her father served as a Cuban diplomat before Fidel Castro came to power. Early life and education. "[4], Stone does not wear socks a fact that Nancy Reagan brought to her husband's attention during his 1980 presidential campaign. Eventually Magruder and Herbert Porter hired Stone to spy on rival presidential campaigns during the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Dole is survived by his wife, former Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, and daughter Robin Dole. [38] Trump pardoned Stone on December 23, 2020. Roger Stone's wife. Mr. Stone was 16 years old during the Nixon presidential campaign of 1968 and 20 years old during the reelection campaign of 1972. "[93], Stone considered running as a Libertarian candidate for governor of Florida in 2014, but in May 2013, he said in a statement that he would not run, and that he wanted to devote himself to campaigning in support of the 2014 Florida Amendment 2 referendum legalizing medical cannabis. We dare not fail. Stone dislikes single-vent jackets (describing them as the sign of a "heathen"), saying he owns 100 silver-colored neckties and has 100 suits in storage. Is Roger Stone dead or alive? She reportedly had been President Richard Nixon's personal photographer, as well as a photographer at the Ronald Reagan White House. [244][245], Since 2010, Stone has been an occasional contributor to the conservative website The Daily Caller, serving as a "male fashion editor". Roger Jason Stone[a] (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American conservative political consultant and lobbyist. Who is Roger Stone's wife Nydia? [136][137] In his opening statement before the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on September 26, 2017, Stone reiterated this claim: "Note that my tweet of August 21, 2016, makes no mention, whatsoever, of Mr. Podesta's email, but does accurately predict that the Podesta brothers' business activities in Russia would come under public scrutiny. Can Roger Stone is featured in Boogie Man: the Lee Atwater joined the firm in 1985, After in. 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