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Roger Jason Stone (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American conservative political consultant and lobbyist.
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Early career and consulting
Roger Stone began his career in politics in 1972 as a member of Richard Nixon's Committee to Reelect the President and then worked as the national director of Youth for Reagan in 1976. He again worked for Reagan's campaigns in 1980 and 1984 before supporting Jack Kemp in the 1988 presidential election. As a political consultant, Stone was a founding partner of the firm Black, Manafort, and Stone (commonly shortened to Black, Manafort), a group that The Washington Post described as having "dev...
Brooks Brothers riot
In the 2000 presidential election, Stone played a key role in the recount of ballots in Florida. The election came down to contested ballots in the state, with Al Gore (D) officially conceding the presidency to George W. Bush (R) on December 13, 2000.On November 22, 2000, as ballots were being recounted for the second time in Florida, "a Stone-led squad of pro-Bush protestors stormed the Miami-Dade County election board, stopping the recount and advancing then-Governor George W. Bush one step...
Campaign tactics
The Miami Herald described Stone as a "legendarily bare-knuckle Republican consultant," citing his long history of using opposition research and negative advertising for the campaigns he has advised. The New York Timesreferred to him as a "consultant known for hardball politics and a cloak-and-dagger sensibility." In 1990, Stone told The New York Timeshow he prepares his clients for negative campaigning against them. He said: His campaign tactics are also governed by what he calls Stone's Rul...
November 15, 2019: Stone convicted on seven counts
On January 25, 2019, Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, was arrested by the FBI as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Stone was accused of lying to Congress about his involvement in providing the Trump campaign with information about emails WikiLeaks stole from Democrats in 2016. He was also charged with obstructing the congressional inquiry and persuading a witness to provide false testimon...
Roger Stone is an American political consultant, author, lobbyist, and convicted felon. He was born into a middle-class family in Connecticut, U.S., and raised in New York City. His mother was a small-town journalist, while his father was a well driller and small business owner.
Nov 15, 2019 · Roger Stone, the famed political consultant, seems to have played a role in every major conservative moment in the past half century. And if one quality has defined his long career in...
Dec 24, 2020 · Roger Stone is a long-time political strategist and former ally of President Donald Trump who was convicted on charges including lying to Congress but was later pardoned by Mr Trump. Mr...
Oct 31, 2021 · Stone is drawing from findings by Defend Florida, a group of Trump-aligned citizens who have gone door to door in search of what they say are invalid voter registrations.
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Feb 20, 2020 · Roger Stone, a friend of President Donald Trump's, was sentenced to over 3 years in prison for obstructing an investigation into Russia's 2016 election meddling.
