In 2007, Stone indicated he was a staunch conservative but with libertarian leanings. Former Kansas senator and Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. [citation needed] Stone married his first wife Anne Elizabeth Wesche in 1974. [206], On February 12, Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Stone's motion for a new trial. "[43], When he was a junior and vice president of student government at John Jay High School in northern Westchester County, New York,[46] he manipulated the ouster of the student government president and succeeded him. Roger Stone married Anne Elizabeth Wesche in 1974. He has described his family as middle-class, blue-collar Catholics. [131], The Washington Post reported in February 2021 that the FBI was investigating any role Stone might have had in influencing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in their participation in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol. 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. In 1992, Roger married Nydia Bertran. 'The National Enquirer' had reported that Roger, 44 at the time, and Nydia, 48, had placed racy advertisements and pictures in the September issue of 'Local Swing Fever' magazine, and on a website, to seek sexual partners for both of them. . [230][33][231], On December 23, 2020, President Trump issued a full pardon to Stone. I will be with you tomorrow shoulder to shoulder. [224][225] The commutation was announced late on a Friday evening, a common time for the release of prospectively damaging news. Get Me Roger Stone | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix, The whole world was shocked by the rise Donald Trump, but there was one man who had been plotting it for years: Roger Stone. The Cuban-American woman's father was reportedly a diplomat in Cuba. [33] Stone's commutation followed a number of occasions in which Trump granted executive clemency to his supporters or political allies,[33][221] or following personal appeals or campaigns in conservative media,[199] as in the cases of Rod Blagojevich, Michael Milken, Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D'Souza, and Clint Lorance, as well as Bernard Kerik. By 1990, it was one of the leading lobbyists for American companies and foreign organizations. It would have eased my situation considerably. Senator Dole, and his wife, Elizabeth (herself a former Senator and Cabinet member) recently talked with correspondent Rita Braver about his storied career. SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/29qBUt7 About Netflix:, A post shared by Nydia Bertran Stone (@nydia_b_stone), Michigan School Teachers Admit to Making Adult Movies on the Side. "Roger's a good guy," Trump said. [191] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General requesting a probe into the reduced sentencing recommendation, over fears of potential improper political interference in the process. "[123], Stone has repeatedly indicated he would back Trump if he decided to run for a second non-consecutive term in the 2024 United States presidential election, and criticized Ron DeSantis for "disloyalty" amid rumors that he would run his presidential campaign. 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. 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.. Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, and Bob Dole. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events. [87] While working for the Davis campaign, Warren Redlich, the Libertarian nominee for Governor, alleged that Stone collaborated with a group entitled "People for a Safer New York" to send a flyer labeling Redlich a "sexual predator" and "sick, twisted pervert" on the basis of a blog post Redlich had made in 2008. He is charged with lying about emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign that were hacked by Russia. There are usually many dating news and scandals surrounding popular celebrities. Stone told the Washington Post in a 2017 feature that he met his wife at an event during one of Ronald Reagans presidential campaigns. Bob Dole married his second wife, Elizabeth Hanford, in 1975 Elizabeth Dole would later become Ronald Reagan's secretary of transportation and eventually won a seat in the Senate herself. [208], On February 20, 2020, Judge Jackson sentenced Stone to 40 months in federal prison and a $20,000 fine for his crimes, but allowed him to delay the start of his sentence pending resolution of Stone's post-trial motions. Often criticized for playing dirty political tricks, the couple was identified by some to be Lucy Ramirez and the 'unknown man' with the envelope in connection to the Bill Burkett memo in March 2004. 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. [33] Trump's grant of clemency to Stone,[226] however, marked "the first figure directly connected to the president's campaign to benefit from his clemency power. [209] Jackson stated in the sentencing hearing, "The truth still exists. What he did was ridiculous and stupid. He also has two children who are Adria Stone and Scott Stone. "I am so ready. Roger Stone's wife is Nydia Stone; the two were married in 1992. Stone also made personal attacks on Democratic committee members Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell and Dennis Heck. Because of BMS's willingness to represent brutal third-world dictators like Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire and Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines, the firm was branded "The Torturers' Lobby". [233][234][235] He appeared at the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 5, at Freedom Plaza, telling the crowd that the president's enemies sought "nothing less than the heist of the 2020 election and we say, No way!" [4] Fashion stories have been written about him in GQ and Penthouse. He couldnt prove collusion so he will try to embarrass and humiliate him.. The judge wrote that the testimony of Steven Bannon and Rick Gates was sufficient to conclude that Stone lied to Congress. [88] Redlich later sued Stone in a New York court for defamation over the flyers, and sought $20 million in damages. My wife Nydia and I have always favored natural remedies and homeopathic solutions., Dinner at our favorite restaurant Cafe Europa, A post shared by Nydia Bertran Stone (@nydia_b_stone) on Dec 22, 2018 at 9:49pm PST. [259] Washington journalist Victor Gold has noted Stone's reputation as one of the "smartest dressers" in Washington. In a May 21, 2018, email, Stone wrote: "You are so full of shit. I like to keep physically fit. [170][171] Stone said he would fight the charges, which he called politically motivated, and would refuse to "bear false witness" against Trump. (Cuban-American Photographer, Former Model and Second Wife of American Political Consultant, Roger Stone) Nydia Stone is a Cuban-American photographer, former model, and political personality who is better known as the second wife of American political consultant, lobbyist and strategist, Roger Stone. Such is the life of Roger Stone, political operative, Nixon-era dirty trickster, professional lord of mischief. Previously, between 1974 and 1990, Stone had been married to Anne Wesche. The prosecution had recommended that Stone serve between 7 and 9 years. Diving deep into the mind of the master manipulator, Get Me Roger Stone provides a raw perspective on the transformation of American politics. Nydia's father served as a Cuban diplomat before Fidel Castro came to power. [220] Another juror stated that had she not been there, they would have returned the same verdict but faster, insisting that the jury forewoman was impartial and focused on process. [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. 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. [180] Stone had testified to Congress that Credico was his WikiLeaks go-between, but prosecutors said this was a lie in order to protect Jerome Corsi. Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg considers Stone his mentor during this time, and "surrogate father". Roger Stone and his wife, Nydia Beltran, pictured on December 29. "[33] The Trump White House statement contained multiple statements and claims regarding Stone's prosecution and the Mueller investigation. "[84] However, he later was spotted at a campaign rally for Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino,[85] of whom Stone has spoken favorably. Let's get it on. [135] The Committee's final report of August 2020 found that Stone did have access to Wikileaks and that Trump had spoken to Stone and other associates about it multiple times. [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]." Dole is survived by his wife, former Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, and daughter Robin Dole. [240] The committee also revealed ties between Stone and the Proud Boys extremist group. When he was advising Bob . [120][119][121], As numerous false and unsubstantiated allegations of voting fraud spread after the 2020 presidential election, Stone asserted he had "learned of absolute incontrovertible evidence of North Korean boats delivering ballots through a harbor in Maine." [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. The article describes a Polaroid taped up on a computer monitor in their home. Former US Senator Elizabeth Dole rests her head on her husband's casket as former Senator Bob Dole lies in state at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2021. [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. [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. The couple recently made headlines by trying to settle a $2 million dollar lawsuit with the Justice Department over unpaid. Stone had considered entering the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida to challenge white nationalist Augustus Invictus for the Libertarian nomination. 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. He and Nydia became husband and wife in Las Vegas in 1992. Stone. While I . [172] He called Robert Mueller a "rogue prosecutor". The couple gave birth to their daughter Robin Dole on 15 October 1954. On April 14, 1945, Dole's company launched an attack, but a stone wall and a field of land mines trapped them in an exposed area, according to an excerpt on his 1996 presidential campaign website. Stone pleaded not guilty to his charges in federal court. Stone acknowledged contacts with the mysterious persona and made public excerpts of the messages. He was 98. 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. 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 . . As such, Stone did not believe he had a conflict of interest in supporting both candidates. On the day of Stones January 25 arrest, Kristin Davis apartment was also raided by the FBI. In 1996, Stone served as a senior consultant to Bob Dole's presidential campaign. [33][199] Trump personally called Stone to inform him that his sentence was being commuted. Stone has told his followers on Twitter, that he and wife Nydia have been forced to move to a one-bedroom apartment in an undisclosed location. [187] Around midnight, Trump characterized the sentencing recommendation as "horrible and very unfair situation" in tweeted, "Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice! 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. Despite his denial, Stone resigned from his job as a consultant on Senator Bob Dole's campaign for president. [139][134][138] Stone ultimately named Randy Credico, who had interviewed both Assange and Stone for a radio show, as his intermediary with Assange. [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. [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). [93] Stone told The Huffington Post that Johnson had a real role to play, although "I have no allusions [sic] of him winning. "[135] Stone has denied having any advance knowledge of the Podesta email hack or any connection to Russian intelligence, stating that his earlier tweet was referring to reports of the Podesta Group's own ties to Russia. [113], In 2017, Stone was the subject of a Netflix documentary film, titled Get Me Roger Stone, which focuses on his past and on his role in the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump. "He's been so loyal and so wonderful. Roger Stone judge is letting him publicly argue for a new trial while saying if his lawyers leak juror info they are going to prison. 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They divorced in 1990.[69]. Roger Jason Stone[a] (born Roger Joseph Stone Jr.; August 27, 1952) is an American conservative political consultant and lobbyist. [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. He has worked with candidates from Nixon to Ronald Reagan to Bob Dole, and his influence in Republican politics spans decades. "[4], Stone does not wear socks a fact that Nancy Reagan brought to her husband's attention during his 1980 presidential campaign. Keep running your mouth and I'll file a bar complaint against your friend. [189][190] That afternoon the Department of Justice filed a revised sentencing memorandum, saying the initial recommendation could be "considered excessive and unwarranted under the circumstances." [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. No, it's smart. [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. You backstab your friends-run your mouth my lawyers are dying Rip you to shreds." Roger Stone, who was arrested on 25 January 2019 pleaded not guilty the seven counts he is facing. 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. [4][259] Labash wrote that Stone "often sets his pronouncements off with the utterance 'Stone's Rules,' signifying to listeners that one of his shot-glass commandments is coming down, a pithy dictate uttered with the unbending certitude one usually associates with the Book of Deuteronomy." More than a decade later, 'The New Yorker' published an article on Roger Stone titled 'The Dirty Trickster', in which Roger admitted that the advertisements were authentic and the reason why he had denied it at the time was that his grandparents were still alive. Stone was accused on an episode of Hardball with Chris Matthews on August 22, 2007, of being the voice on an expletive-laden voicemail threatening Bernard Spitzer, father of Eliot, with subpoenas. [70] Specter withdrew early in the campaign season with less than 2% support. In 1996, Stone resigned from a post as a consultant on Senator Bob Dole's campaign for president after The National Enquirer wrote that Stone had placed ads and pictures in racy swingers' publications and a website seeking sexual partners for himself and his second wife, Nydia Bertran Stone, whom he married in Las Vegas in 1992. "[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. Roger Stone's ex wife was Anne Wesche, a fellow Connecticut native and a graduate of George Washington University. He is the co-author, with Robert Morrow, of The Clintons' War on Women, published in 2015. However, her father decided to relocate the family to the US once Fidel Castro took office in 1959. 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. In 1996, he was the Republican Party's candidate for the presidency. At the time, Stone claimed the ad was a fake, but he admitted years later that it was real. Mr. Stone was 16 years old during the Nixon presidential campaign of 1968 and 20 years old during the reelection campaign of 1972. 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]. [71], During the 2004 presidential campaign, Stone was an advisor (apparently unpaid) to Al Sharpton, a candidate in the Democratic primaries. "[33] On July 15, 2020, counsel for two constitutional law professors sought leave of Judge Jackson to file an amicus brief addressing whether the commutation "may not be constitutionally valid". Powered by. Since the 1970s, Stone has worked on the campaigns of Republican politicians, including Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump.In addition to frequently serving as a campaign adviser, Stone was a political lobbyist.