Roger Stone Calls For Trump To 'Declare Martial Law' To Seize Power If He Loses
4 years, 6 months ago

Roger Stone Calls For Trump To 'Declare Martial Law' To Seize Power If He Loses

Huff Post  

Long-time Donald Trump confidant, and convicted felon, Roger Stone said that the president should declare “martial law” to seize power if he loses what Stone characterized as an already corrupt election. Both men talked of an ongoing “coup” against Trump, and Stone inexplicably claimed that he predicted “almost three decades ago that this moment would come.” Stone appeared resigned to a Trump loss — but blamed it on the baseless claim that early voting has already been “corrupted.” To safeguard Trump’s position, Stone called for federal authorities to seize ballots in Nevada, for FBI agents to physically block certain voters from casting their ballots, and for Trump to use his powers for widespread arrests to solidify his power, Media Matters first reported. Harvard law professor and Constitutional expert Laurence Tribe warned that Stone’s “advocacy of totalitarian takeover by Trump has to be taken seriously.” Former Nixon White House counsel John Dean blasted Stone for calling on Trump to “declare himself America’s dictator” — voicing what “many Republicans crave.” Stone dodged 40 months in prison thanks to Trump, who commuted his sentence in July. Jones called Stone “almost a political prisoner.” Roger Stone wants Trump to declare himself America’s dictator.

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Roger Stone advocated 'armed guards' at polling places on hot mic: report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Roger Stone advocated 'armed guards' at polling places on hot mic: report

Raw Story  

Longtime Donald Trump ally and political trickster Roger Stone was caught on a secret undercover recording by documentarian Lauren Windsor advocating for "armed guards" to be stationed at polling places during an August event in Jacksonville, Florida, Rolling Stone reported Thursday. "Instead, our guys just left.” Stone appeared to be talking about confusion that unfolded at Huntington Place convention center …

Legal expert: Probation terms may prove "challenging" for Trump — but "his alternative is prison"
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Legal expert: Probation terms may prove "challenging" for Trump — but "his alternative is prison"

Salon  

Seated in front of a computer at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Donald Trump will be asked to explain, politely, why he is a man who can be trusted. If that’s still the case come July 11, when Trump is due to be sentenced by Judge Juan Merchan in his hush-money case, that could be a serious problem “There’s nothing wrong with …

What does Roger Stone think of Trump’s indictment? He has a T-shirt for that.
1 year, 9 months ago

What does Roger Stone think of Trump’s indictment? He has a T-shirt for that.

Raw Story  

What’s Roger Stone think of former President Donald Trump’s pending indictment? Netflix gave him a documentary – “Get Me Roger Stone” – before a Florida judge gave him a three year prison sentence for lying to Congress and threatening a witness, among other Stone-ian charges. Trump then pardoned Stone about a month before leaving the White House With no prison …

Roger Stone declares Corey Lewandowski a ‘drunken buffoon’ with vulgar Truth Social attack
2 years, 5 months ago

Roger Stone declares Corey Lewandowski a ‘drunken buffoon’ with vulgar Truth Social attack

Raw Story  

Notorious Republican political operative Roger Stone, who has advised Donald Trump for decades, lashed out at Corey Lewandowski, who was the first campaign manager of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Stone posted a KLAS-TV article first published on Oct. 13 titled, "Report details battery allegations against ex-Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski at Las Vegas fundraiser." IN OTHER NEWS: Trump can’t trust what …

New video shows Roger Stone threatening Trump he’ll get his ‘f***ing brains beat in’ if he runs again
2 years, 5 months ago

New video shows Roger Stone threatening Trump he’ll get his ‘f***ing brains beat in’ if he runs again

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Roger Stone threatened Donald Trump that he would get his …

Roger Stone is here to teach us a lesson — and it's one we should have learned years ago
2 years, 5 months ago

Roger Stone is here to teach us a lesson — and it's one we should have learned years ago

Salon  

In the annals of unheeded warnings about appeasing bullies, there's British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who literally cut a deal with Adolf Hitler and promised "peace in our time." With the recent revelation that Trump acolyte Roger Stone, a Republican dirty trickster clear back to the days of Richard Nixon — told his cronies, "Fuck the voting, let's get right …

Roger Stone rages at CNN for showing purported 'deep fake' videos of him calling for violence
2 years, 6 months ago

Roger Stone rages at CNN for showing purported 'deep fake' videos of him calling for violence

Raw Story  

Pro-Trump operative Roger Stone is set to take center stage at this week's House Select Committee hearing on the January 6 Capitol riots -- and he is not happy about newly released documentary footage showing him calling for violence the day before the 2020 election. As The Daily Beast reports, Stone is lashing out at CNN for airing footage that …

Former Roger Stone aide urged Trump supporters to 'descend on the Capitol' -- and martial law would be declared
2 years, 11 months ago

Former Roger Stone aide urged Trump supporters to 'descend on the Capitol' -- and martial law would be declared

Raw Story  

The New York Times is reporting that Jason Sullivan, a onetime aide to Trump ally Roger Stone, encouraged Trump supporters on a conference call to "descend on the Capitol" on January 6th, 2021 -- and he said that after they did, former President Donald Trump would declare martial law. According to the report, Sullivan told Trump supporters that the purpose …

Roger Stone Reportedly Trash-Talked Trump For Denying Him Jan. 6 Pardon
3 years ago

Roger Stone Reportedly Trash-Talked Trump For Denying Him Jan. 6 Pardon

Huff Post  

Longtime political “dirty trickster” and Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone blasted the former president for refusing to grant him and his supporters Jan. 6 pardons last year in explosive documentary footage viewed by The Washington Post. Stone was captured on documentary footage the following morning hurriedly packing to leave the Willard Hotel in downtown Washington — where Trump supporters had …

Six far-right militia members who guarded Trump ally Roger Stone ‘entered US Capitol during riots’
4 years, 1 month ago

Six far-right militia members who guarded Trump ally Roger Stone ‘entered US Capitol during riots’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least six people seen providing security to Roger Stone, …

Roger Stone tells Trump to bring in martial law if he loses election
4 years, 6 months ago

Roger Stone tells Trump to bring in martial law if he loses election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Roger Stone, a former political consultant for the Trump campaign …

The people who sit by while Trump sets Roger Stone free (opinion)
4 years, 8 months ago

The people who sit by while Trump sets Roger Stone free (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jennifer Taub is a professor at Western New England University School of Law. But I didn’t.” Fineman later summed it all up: “And so, in the fullness of time – which is to say, about an hour later – the White House made official what Stone already knew: Trump was commuting Stone’s felony convictions for lying to Congress …

Trump’s defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation. Shortly before heading out Saturday morning for his Virginia golf club, Trump made unfounded accusations against his political foes while taking another swipe at special counsel Robert Mueller’s …

Donald Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence days before prison term set to begin
4 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence days before prison term set to begin

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a lengthy White House statement, the press secretary's office claimed Stone is a …

Trump commutes prison sentence of long-time ally Roger Stone
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump commutes prison sentence of long-time ally Roger Stone

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Roger Stone, sentenced to more than three years in prison for witness tampering and lying to Congress, in a move that will keep his former campaign adviser from serving time behind bars. The decision, announced in a White House press release on Friday night, came after Trump had repeatedly criticized the judge, …

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s prison sentence

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone, intervening in extraordinary fashion in a criminal case that was central to the Russia investigation and that concerned the president’s own conduct. Democrats, already alarmed by the Justice Department’s earlier dismissal of the case against Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, denounced …

Trump’s defiant help for Roger Stone adds to tumult in Washington
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump’s defiant help for Roger Stone adds to tumult in Washington

LA Times  

President Trump’s intervention in a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation. The decision to commute the sentence of the 67-year-old Stone — who was convicted of crimes including lying to Congress to protect the president and was due to report to prison Tuesday …

Trump COMMUTES Roger Stone's 'unjust' jail sentence four days before he was due to report to jail
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump COMMUTES Roger Stone's 'unjust' jail sentence four days before he was due to report to jail

Daily Mail  

Roger Stone on Friday said President Trump ‘saved my life’ by commuting his sentence just days before he was scheduled to enter a federal prison. In a statement, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Trump 'signed an Executive Grant of Clemency commuting the unjust sentence of Roger Stone, Jr. … Roger Stone is now a free man!' Trump commuted …

Trump Commutes Sentence Of Longtime Friend And Adviser Roger Stone
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump Commutes Sentence Of Longtime Friend And Adviser Roger Stone

NPR  

Trump Commutes Sentence Of Longtime Friend And Adviser Roger Stone Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Updated Saturday at 10:22 a.m. ET President Trump on Friday evening commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone, a veteran Republican operative who was convicted of lying to Congress about his efforts …

President Trump Commutes Roger Stone's Sentence
4 years, 8 months ago

President Trump Commutes Roger Stone's Sentence

NPR  

President Trump Commutes Roger Stone's Sentence AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump has commuted the prison sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone. The White House says that Stone was charged by overzealous prosecutors on special counsel Robert Mueller's team, pursuing a case that the White House says never should have existed. Now, the White House's view on Stone's case is …

Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was ‘treated differently’
4 years, 9 months ago

Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was ‘treated differently’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress on Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Aaron Zelinsky, a career Justice Department prosecutor who was part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s team and worked on the case against Stone, …

Trump retweets message hinting at Roger Stone pardon: 'He can sleep well at night!'
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump retweets message hinting at Roger Stone pardon: 'He can sleep well at night!'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump hinted at a future pardon for Roger …

Roger Stone to appeal guilty verdict, denial of new trial
4 years, 10 months ago

Roger Stone to appeal guilty verdict, denial of new trial

CNN  

Washington CNN — Convicted longtime Trump friend and adviser Roger Stone has told the federal court he is appealing his sentence and his judge’s refusal to grant him a new trial. In denying him a new trial, Jackson noted that the appeals court above her, the DC Circuit, generally leaves decisions to grant new trials with the trial-level judge – …

Roger Stone calls for removal of judge who sentenced him to prison
5 years, 1 month ago

Roger Stone calls for removal of judge who sentenced him to prison

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That framing, Mr Stone's team argued, suggests Ms Jackson has already determined one juror …

Donald Trump ally, Roger Stone, gets 40 months in prison for impeding US congressional probe into 2016 presidential election
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump ally, Roger Stone, gets 40 months in prison for impeding US congressional probe into 2016 presidential election

Firstpost  

Stone was convicted in November, 2019, on all seven counts of an indictment that accused him of lying to the Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to tip the 2016 election. Soon after Judge Amy Berman Jackson pronounced sentence, Trump publicly decried Stone’s conviction as “unfair” and prominent …

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for obstructing a congressional investigation in a case that has sparked fears about presidential interference in the justice system. … At some point I’ll make a determination.” The case was marked by the Justice Department’s extraordinary about-face on a …

Roger Stone Sentenced to More Than Three Years for “Covering Up” for Trump
5 years, 1 month ago

Roger Stone Sentenced to More Than Three Years for “Covering Up” for Trump

Slate  

Roger Stone was sentenced to three years and four months in prison on Thursday for lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruction of an official proceeding related to his efforts to obstruct a congressional inquiry into 2016 election interference by Russia, and, in the words of the judge presiding over the case, “covering up” for Donald Trump. Judge Amy Berman …

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison

Al Jazeera  

The longtime Trump adviser was convicted last year of witness tampering and lying to US Congress. The judge also said Stone “knew exactly what he was doing” when he posted an image on social media last year that positioned a gun’s cross-hairs over her head. ‘Not one isolated incident’ The initial sentencing memo by the original prosecutors in the case …

Federal judge criticizes Trump as she sentences Roger Stone to 40 months in prison
5 years, 1 month ago

Federal judge criticizes Trump as she sentences Roger Stone to 40 months in prison

LA Times  

A federal judge who has been the target of President Trump’s gibes rebuked the president Thursday for his repeated attacks on prosecutors and the courts and criticized as “unprecedented” Atty. “Roger Stone took it upon himself to lie, impede, to obstruct,” the judge said, adding that his actions undermined the government’s ability to thwart foreign interference in elections. Smiling as …

Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than 3 Years Amid Furor Over Trump And DOJ
5 years, 1 month ago

Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than 3 Years Amid Furor Over Trump And DOJ

NPR  

Roger Stone Sentenced To More Than 3 Years Amid Furor Over Trump And DOJ Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 3:23 p.m. It had authorization to submit the original sentencing memo Monday before last," said Assistant U.S. Attorney John Crabb Jr. Four federal prosecutors who had been handling the case withdrew from the …

Trump refuses to rule out commuting Roger Stone sentence amid string of controversial pardons
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump refuses to rule out commuting Roger Stone sentence amid string of controversial pardons

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump says he has "total confidence" in Attorney General …

Trump’s Roger Stone power play reveals a presidency unleashed
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s Roger Stone power play reveals a presidency unleashed

CNN  

CNN — By bulldozing into Roger Stone’s sentencing, Donald Trump sparked a mutiny by four career prosecutors, raised fears about the impartial administration of justice and showed how his impeachment acquittal unchained an already rampant presidency. The Justice Department’s decision to water down a recommendation by its own prosecutors for Stone to serve up to nine years in prison that …

Prosecutors Seek Seven To Nine Years In Prison For Trump Ally Roger Stone
5 years, 1 month ago

Prosecutors Seek Seven To Nine Years In Prison For Trump Ally Roger Stone

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence President Donald Trump’s confidant Roger Stone to serve between 7 and 9 years in prison after his conviction on witness tampering and obstruction charges. Witnesses in the case testified that Trump’s campaign viewed Stone as an “access point” to WikiLeaks and tried to use him to get …

Trump says he didn’t ask Justice Department to change Stone sentencing recommendations
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump says he didn’t ask Justice Department to change Stone sentencing recommendations

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he did not ask the Justice Department to change its sentencing recommendation for former campaign associate Roger Stone – but that he had the “absolute right to” if he wanted. “They should be ashamed of themselves.” Trump’s comments came after three federal prosecutors withdrew from the Stone case after a decision …

Roger Stone 'has no defense': Ex-prosecutor predicts Trump pal will 'crack' after courthouse appearance
6 years, 1 month ago

Roger Stone 'has no defense': Ex-prosecutor predicts Trump pal will 'crack' after courthouse appearance

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's oldest political adviser, Roger Stone, plead not guilty to charges that he lied to investigators in relation to special prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. On Friday, ex-federal prosecutor Paul Butler appeared on MSNBC with Ari Melber to explain the connections between Stone and Trump, and why he expects Roger Stone to …

Roger Stone arrest: Even Richard Nixon's foundation seems embarrassed by association with arrested Trump adviser
6 years, 2 months ago

Roger Stone arrest: Even Richard Nixon's foundation seems embarrassed by association with arrested Trump adviser

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But it seems even the foundation of Richard ‘Tricky Dicky’ Nixon can get embarrassed …

Roger Stone arrest: Trump confidant faces major indictment as president attempts to reopen government
6 years, 2 months ago

Roger Stone arrest: Trump confidant faces major indictment as president attempts to reopen government

The Independent  

✕ Close Roger Stone: 'I am falsely accused of making false statements during my testimony to the house intelligence committee. That is incorrect, and any error I made in my testimony would be immaterial and without intent' Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington …

Roger Stone must have made Mueller really angry (opinion)
6 years, 2 months ago

Roger Stone must have made Mueller really angry (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and of counsel to the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. The conduct which likely prompted the use of an FBI arrest team worthy of a Navy SEAL operation can be found in an …

As Stone waits for Mueller, he’s back to going out for pizza on Fridays
6 years, 2 months ago

As Stone waits for Mueller, he’s back to going out for pizza on Fridays

CNN  

Washington CNN — Roger Stone is still living in limbo. “There was a time when those prognostications really landed hard on Roger,” said Michael Caputo, a longtime friend of Stone’s and former Trump campaign aide who has been interviewed by Mueller’s investigators. ‘Financially debilitating’ The combination of keeping a legal team on standby and seeing much of his private consulting …

Roger Stone has embraced infamy and controversy. The Russia investigation has him in a state of denial
6 years, 5 months ago

Roger Stone has embraced infamy and controversy. The Russia investigation has him in a state of denial

LA Times  

Roger Stone, a longtime political advisor to President Trump, signs one of his books after giving a speech in Pompano Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. “I’ve always made it clear that I practice hardball politics, but I draw the line at breaking the law,” Stone said in an interview here after his speech Tuesday night. Later that month, Stone tweeted, “Trust …

Who is Roger Stone?
7 years, 10 months ago

Who is Roger Stone?

CNN  

CNN — As images of President Donald Trump leaning in to receive a glittering gift from King Salman bin Abdulaziz made the rounds this weekend, a longtime personal confidante of the President felt sick. “Candidly this makes me want to puke,” Roger Stone tweeted on Saturday, a picture of Trump being awarded a mark of the kingdom’s highest civilian honor …

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