", "Hatchet job: Roger Stone's edgy takes on history and politics", "Roger Stone's book on 'Bush crime family' coming soon", "Roger Stone's New Book 'Solves' JFK Assassination: Johnson Did It! Early life and education. According to reporter Greg Palast, Stone was a key figure in organizing the so-called Brooks Brothers riot, the demonstration by Republican operatives against the recount. 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. [70] Specter withdrew early in the campaign season with less than 2% support. [139][134][138] Stone ultimately named Randy Credico, who had interviewed both Assange and Stone for a radio show, as his intermediary with Assange. [33][221], On July 10, 2020, Trump commuted Stone's sentence by entirely removing his jail time a few days before he was to report to prison. Nowhere in the Presidential Daily Diaries from 1972 to 1974 does the name "Roger Stone" appear. [154], On December 1, 2017, Stone texted Randy Credico, a prosecution witness: "If you testify you're a fool. Roger Stone and his wife, Nydia Beltran, pictured on December 29. After relocating to the USA, she started working instead of going back to school. In 1996, he was forced to drop out of a volunteer position with Sen. Bob Dole's presidential campaign after a National Enquirer story said Stone and his second wife, Nydia, had placed an ad . His former wife is Anne Wesche, and they both got divorced in the year 1990. Because of tromp (sic), I could never get away with a certain (sic) my Fifth Amendment rights but you can. [162][163], On July 3, 2018, U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle dismissed a lawsuit brought by political activist group Protect Democracy, alleging that Trump's campaign and Stone conspired with Russia and WikiLeaks to publish hacked Democratic National Committee emails during the 2016 presidential election race. [164][165] The next week, Stone was identified by two government officials as the anonymous person mentioned in the indictment released by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that charged twelve Russian military intelligence officials with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 elections, as somebody the Russian hackers operating the online persona Guccifer 2.0 communicated with, and who the indictment alleged was in regular contact with senior members of the presidential campaign. [127], In early 2018, ahead of an appearance at the annual Republican Dorchester Conference in Salem, Oregon, Stone sought out the Proud Boys, a radical right group known for street violence, to act as his "security" for the event; photos posted online showed Stone drinking with several Proud Boys. I will be with you tomorrow shoulder to shoulder. On February 10, Federal Prosecutors asked for a 7 to 9 years sentence for Stone. "[4], Stone does not wear socks a fact that Nancy Reagan brought to her husband's attention during his 1980 presidential campaign. [23], In the 1990s, Stone and Manafort sold their business. While she worked successfully as a model for a few years, she gradually discovered her passion for photography and spent her savings to purchase a good camera so that she can experiment with it. He lost his 1996 presidential bid to the incumbent Bill Clinton. [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. Theres a complete FEEDING FRENZY by obvious govt leaks to keep the collusion myth alive!, So what Tweet #rogerjstonejr creating now? In addition, he worked on Ronald Reagan's campaign for president in . Intervenes on Sentencing", "All 4 prosecutors in Roger Stone case quit after Justice Department says it will seek shorter prison term for Trump ally", "All four US prosecutors quit Roger Stone case", "Prosecutors quit amid escalating Justice Dept. I don't understand why she's there, given her lack of qualifications. In a clip from Thursday's congressional ceremony, Biden and his wife Jill stroll into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building and walk straight past Harris and her husband . The piece goes on to say that Nydia rarely goes to New York City to visit her godchild, rather Davis flies to Florida every three or four months so they can spend time together. 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Roger J. Nydia has maintained that her husband has been the victim of juror misconduct in his trial. Gingrich takes the questions, and, even when he offers to let Dole speak, often bounces back to the microphone to pre-empt him. Her father served as a Cuban diplomat before Fidel Castro came to power. When he was advising Bob . The indictment also alleged that Stone had discussed WikiLeaks releases with multiple senior Trump campaign officials. [25], Stone officially left the Trump campaign on August 8, 2015. [26] Stone afterwards denied that he had contacted Assange or had known in advance about the leaked emails. "[209] Jackson also rejected Trump's attacks on the investigators and prosecutors, saying, "There was nothing unfair, phony, or disgraceful about the investigation or the prosecution. Stone was for many years a lobbyist for Donald Trump on behalf of his casino business[24] and also was involved in opposing expanded casino gambling in New York State, a position that brought him into conflict with Governor George Pataki. 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[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. [89], Stone volunteered as an unpaid adviser to comedian Steve Berke ("a libertarian member of his so-called After Party") in his 2011 campaign for mayor of Miami Beach, Florida in 2012. Jackson then imposed a full gag order[177] on Stone, citing her belief that Stone would "pose a danger" to others without the order. Nydia's father served as a Cuban diplomat before Fidel Castro came to power. Nydia Bertran, Roger Stones second wife, married the controversial conservative political operative in Las Vegas in 1992. He was forced to resign following a National Enquirer story that accused Stone of posting ads looking for sexual partners to join him and Nydia in the bedroom. [228], In rare public comments, prosecutor Robert Mueller forcefully rebutted Trump's claims in an op-ed in The Washington Post. Later, in 2008 during an interview with the New Yorker, Stone admitted that the ads were his. [33][34][35] He was sentenced to 40months in prison. They married in 1974 and divorced in 1990. "[100] Stone remained an informal adviser to and media surrogate for Trump throughout the campaign.[101][102]. [240] The committee also revealed ties between Stone and the Proud Boys extremist group. I don't know what he did for the money, but whatever it was, the Liberal party reached its right conclusion out of a matter of principle."[4]. Roger Stone pleads not guilty on seven counts he was charged with. President Trump himself said this was "disgraceful" and a "miscarriage of justice.". "[115], During the campaign, Stone frequently promoted conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Clinton aide Huma Abedin was connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. He also provided a statement to the Committee and the press. Roger Stone, 66, and his wife Nydia, who went by the pseudonym 'Nikki', were regulars of the notorious private sex club Capitol Couples in Washington D.C. in the mid-1990s View gallery The. "I am so ready. [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. [200] Zelinsky testified that in his career as a prosecutor, United States v. Roger Stone was the sole occasion in which he witnessed "political influence play any role in prosecutorial decision making,"[201] and that he opted to resign from the case and his temporary appointment in the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. "rather than be associated with the Department of Justice's actions at sentencing. 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. "[234][235], The Washington Post reported that video footage showed Stone meeting with the Oath Keepers, a militia group indicted for seditious conspiracy for their role in the storming of the Capitol, on the day of the attack. The picture shows the pair in the 1980s as slender and stylish with deep 1980s tans. Nydia is described as a Cuban-American in the article. Using archival tape, our show will pull you into the world of these events while explaining how they still affect us today. In 1996, he was the Republican Party's candidate for the presidency. Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg considers Stone his mentor during this time, and "surrogate father". Used his stacked wife as bait to get hung black guys in his bed: In 1996, Stone was forced to resign a top post with Bob Dole's presidential campaign after the National Enquirer reported that he and his wife Nydia, now 69, had placed numerous ads online and in swingers magazines seeking single men and couples for group sex. [221] Exceptions were Republican Senators Mitt Romney, who termed the commutation "unprecedented, historic corruption," and Pat Toomey, who called the commutation a "mistake" due in part to the severity of the crimes of which Stone was convicted. [146], In March 2017, the Senate Intelligence Committee asked Stone to preserve all documents related to any Russian contacts. In written responses to the Mueller investigation, Trump had stated he did not recall such discussions with Stone. Gates also testified that Trump had spoken with Stone about the forthcoming releases. In a May 21, 2018, email, Stone wrote: "You are so full of shit. The. [170][171] Stone said he would fight the charges, which he called politically motivated, and would refuse to "bear false witness" against Trump. According to Dailymail, in 1996, Roger and his wife Nydia Aka Nikki allegedly paid a covert reporter a visit in an exclusive swingers club in Washington, DC. Examples of Stone's Rules include "Politics with me isn't theater. Since the 1970s, Stone has worked on the campaigns of Republican politicians, including Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Bob Dole,[4] George W. Bush,[5] and Donald Trump. He has described his family as middle-class, blue-collar Catholics. [130] He is particularly close to the group's current leader, Enrique Tarrio, who has commercially monetized his position. @rogerjstonejr @adria_stone, A post shared by Nydia Bertran Stone (@nydia_b_stone) on Nov 8, 2019 at 2:47pm PST, The Associated Press reported in February 2019 that former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich had allowed Nydia access to his email client list in order to solicit donations for Stones legal defense. [248] His books have been described as "hatchet jobs" by the Miami Herald[249] and Tampa Bay Times. 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. [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. Stone also made personal attacks on Democratic committee members Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Dennis Heck. Roger Stone is now a free man! 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. The caption for the photo reads, Celebrating a great week., On February 2, Nydia wrote on her Instagram page, My husband Roger Stone is a hero for his refusal to provide false testimony against Donald Trump.. [93] Stone told The Huffington Post that Johnson had a real role to play, although "I have no allusions [sic] of him winning. Nydia was born on May 8, 1946 in Cuba. Nydia said in an August 2018 tweet that her husband will not be indicted unless Mueller pressures witnesses for answers he wants; harasses and intimidates them with the full force of the FBI at his back. Stone) was a well driller[43] and sometime chief of the Vista volunteer Fire Department. He was married twice and his second wife was former Senator Elizabeth Hanford of North Carolina. [198], On February 11, 2020 the same day the four Stone prosecutors withdrew from the case after the Justice Department intervened in the sentencing recommendation Trump withdrew the nomination of Jessie K. Liu, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, to become an Under Secretary of the Treasury, two days before her scheduled confirmation hearing. He would later work for Bob Dole and on Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign. 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. [181] After a week-long trial and two days of deliberations, the jury convicted Stone on all counts obstruction, making false statements, and witness tampering on November 15, 2019. He has worked with candidates from Nixon to Ronald Reagan to Bob Dole, and his influence in Republican politics spans decades. Thereafter, however, he resigned from his position as a consultant to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee at Bruno's request. Stone is featured in Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, documentary on Lee Atwater made in 2008. [185] On November 25, a decision denying a defense motion for acquittal was released. He is accused of one count of obstruction of an official proceeding, five counts of false statements and one count of witness tampering. As U.S. attorney, Liu had overseen some ancillary cases referred by the Mueller investigation including the Stone prosecution, as well as a politically charged case involving former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, until attorney general Barr replaced her with his close advisor Shea in January 2020. In 1980, he co-founded a Washington, D.C.based lobbying firm with Paul Manafort and Charles R. Black Jr.[6][7][8] The firm recruited Peter G. Kelly and was renamed Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly in 1984. [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). What he did was ridiculous and stupid. Roger Stone married Anne Elizabeth Wesche in 1974. Stone said that the campaign "is not a hoax, a prank or a publicity stunt. [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". [4] He has said: "I like English tailoring, I like Italian shoes. However, Dole and Holden separated in 1972, and Phyllis passed away . [94], Stone served as an adviser to the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump. On January 25, Stone was arrested by the FBI at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the year 1992, the political consultant became the husband of Nydia Bertran. [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. A spokesperson for the foundation begun by Mr Dole's wife, former Sen Elizabeth Dole, explained that they made the senator aware of the connection between Mr Unes and the events of 6 January,. 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