US Politics | Who is Roger Stone?
WELL-known as a political strategist and lobbyist, Republican Roger Stone worked for the campaigns of Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George W Bush, and Donald Trump. With such a long list of successful campaigns under his belt, here's a look at the man who claims he gave Donald Trump the idea to run for president in the first place. ReutersFormer Trump campaign strategist Roger Stone '/ ' Roger Stone, 70, is originally from Norwalk, Connecticut. He has spent much of the past 50 years involved in some way with politics officially. However, he told The Washington Post in a 2007 interview that he had actually gotten his start in politics during the 1960 election when he was 8 years old. In the interview, he recalled their school having a mock election between Kennedy and Nixon. READ MORE ON POLITICS RED OR BLUE Actor Matthew McConaughey's political views revealed ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT Matthew McConaughey 'making calls about running for Texas gov' He said: ...I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays.... ...It was my first political trick.... Kennedy won his school's mock election by a landslide. Stone is co-founder of the Washington DC-based lobbying firm Black, Manafort, Stone, and Kelly. MOST READ IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY STONE COLD Everything to know about former-Trump advisor Roger Stone TURNING THE TIDE Who is Stacey Abrams? RED OR BLUE Actor Matthew McConaughey's political views revealed HABERMANIA Who is Maggie Haberman? PILLOW POLITICS What to know about MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell & his endorsement of Trump SIBLING LOVE Everything to know about Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone According to CHRON: ...Corporations often hire consulting firms to do their lobbying.... ... Since a business' first priority is running its business, it often doesn't have the internal expertise or connections needed to find the right government official and fully examine all the issues and concerns that need to be addressed.... In the 1980s, Stone's firm grew to be staggeringly influential by leveraging its connections with the White House. What is Roger Stone's net worth? Stone grew to have a reputation in the political sphere as a ...fixer... or someone who would help the party or politician get what they needed to succeed, sometimes allegedly using dishonest methods or conspiracies. Roger Stone was arrested in 2019 in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into alleged collusion between Russia and Trump's campaign. According to BBC: ...He was found guilty of seven criminal counts of lying to the House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee, obstructing justice and witness tampering.... He was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but then-President Trump had the sentence commuted right before he was supposed to be locked up. Trump ended up pardoning Stone in the last weeks of his presidency. During his trial, Stone told the judge that since being arrested, his business dealings had dried up and that he was essentially broke. His net worth is estimated to be around $50k, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Donald Trump and Roger Stone in the election year 2016Netflix What did President Trump say about pardoning Roger Stone? President Trump said during a press conference on July 11, 2020, after commuting Stone's sentence, that he was ...happy... to do it and that his friend and political advisor had been caught up in ...an illegal Witch Hunt.... He told reporters outside the White House that day: "Roger Stone was treated horribly. He was treated very unfairly.... "I am very happy with what I did." Read More on The US Sun MY TRUTH Joe Rogan's dad denies claims of violence & wants to reunite with podcast star LOVE WOES Expert reveals two major reasons Khloe Kardashian picks the wrong men In April 2022, Stone was back on a campaign trail, this time for Republican House candidate Jason Preston. He said at the rally held in Utah: ...I'm convinced to this day that God gave Donald Trump the strength and the courage to pardon me in an election year and free me from this vile political persecution....
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