NIXON'S DIRTY TRICKSTER
Published Jun 19, 2024
By Ewan Palmer
News Reporter
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Veteran Republican political consultant Roger Stone has been widely criticized over an audio clip that's emerged of him discussing potential measures the party could take to ensure Donald Trump wins the next election.
The clip, secretly recorded by progressive filmmaker Laura Windsor while posing as a fan, reveals that Stone and other Trump allies are prepared to use "lawyers, judges, technology" to challenge the results of November's race if need be. During a "Catholics for Catholics" event held at Mar-a-Lago on March 19, Stone was heard saying that steps need to be taken to stop President Joe Biden beating Trump as the "election can be stolen again" from the Republican.
It isn't the first time Stone has been recorded discussing plans to help Trump win a presidential election. In August 2023, footage obtained by MSNBC showed Stone dictating to an associate a plan to install a group of fake electors who could "accurately reflect" that Trump had beaten Biden in 2020 in states where the results had been "illegally" denied to him "through fraud."
Stone was also a key part of the so-called "Brooks Brothers Riot," which shut down a recount of Florida's 2000 election ballots. Republican George W. Bush was eventually declared the winner in Florida over Al Gore, thus clinching the presidential race overall, by a margin of just over 500 votes.
Roger Stone addresses the "Turning Points: The People's Convention" on June 15 at Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan. Stone was heard on secretly recorded audio discussing plans to challenge to the 2024 election... More JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Stone has dismissed the outcry over the latest recordings, describing the reports as a "nothing-burger story attacking me in [a] desperate bid for clicks," on X, formerly Twitter. "Why do leftists so fear a free, fair, honest, transparent 2024 election?" he added.
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While speaking to Windsor at Mar-a-Lago, Stone said: "We're working on that," when asked how to ensure Trump beats Biden in November.
"Lawyers, judges, technology," Stone adds.
In another conversation with Windsor's colleague, Ally Sammarco, Stone reiterated plans to challenge the 2024 election results if necessary.
"At least this time when they do it, you have a lawyer and a judge—his home phone number standing by—so you can stop it," Stone said. "We made no preparations last time, none.
"There are technical, legal steps that we have to take to try and have a more honest election. We're not there yet, but there's things that can be done."
While sharing the clip of Stone's remarks, Democratic Texas state rep. Gene Wu posted: "That's fine. We're good as long as he's not trying to get actual voters to vote in order to win elections."
James Reyes, chair of the Democratic Party of Denver, said: "These people cannot be allowed power and we can stop them by overwhelming turnout at the ballot box."
Alex Aronson, executive director of Court Accountability, wrote: "Roger Stone is working on 'lawyers, judges, technology' to 'use every lever we can' to deliver this election for Trump. We need to be clear-eyed *now* about SCOTUS's central role in their scheme. It's already evident in the insurrection case."
Anthony Davis, host on the liberal news network MeidasTouch, added: "Do not discount the rigged electoral college system and the MAGA plan to undermine the judiciary from the inside to change the outcome of the election. It's going to be very messy. They want to cause chaos, so voters don't know who to believe."
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Stone said: "All of the election integrity provisions that I suggested are perfectly legal and should be part of any ballot security effort."
Stone was contacted for further comment via email outside of normal working hours.
Elsewhere during his conversation with Sammarco, Stone predicted that Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing Trump's classified documents case, would throw out the charges altogether.
"We are beating them," Stone said, while discussing the former president's legal issues. "[Trump's] trial in Georgia is falling apart. I think the judge is on the verge of dismissing the charges against him in Florida.
"[Democrats] want to try him, suck up his money, suck up his time, and create the reason why their theft is plausible, believable," Stone added.
The remarks were made before Trump went on trial in New York accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump was convicted by a jury on all counts in the historic hush money trial.
"He [Stone] really begs the question: How does he know Aileen Cannon is 'on the verge of dismissing the charges against Trump?" Sammarco posted on X.
"Also, the obvious question: What judges does he have on speed dial?"
Stone has dismissed the outcry over the latest recordings, describing the reports as a "nothing-burger story attacking me in [a] desperate bid for clicks," on X, formerly Twitter. "Why do leftists so fear a free, fair, honest, transparent 2024 election?" he added.
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While speaking to Windsor at Mar-a-Lago, Stone said: "We're working on that," when asked how to ensure Trump beats Biden in November.
"Lawyers, judges, technology," Stone adds.
In another conversation with Windsor's colleague, Ally Sammarco, Stone reiterated plans to challenge the 2024 election results if necessary.
"At least this time when they do it, you have a lawyer and a judge—his home phone number standing by—so you can stop it," Stone said. "We made no preparations last time, none.
"There are technical, legal steps that we have to take to try and have a more honest election. We're not there yet, but there's things that can be done."
While sharing the clip of Stone's remarks, Democratic Texas state rep. Gene Wu posted: "That's fine. We're good as long as he's not trying to get actual voters to vote in order to win elections."
James Reyes, chair of the Democratic Party of Denver, said: "These people cannot be allowed power and we can stop them by overwhelming turnout at the ballot box."
Alex Aronson, executive director of Court Accountability, wrote: "Roger Stone is working on 'lawyers, judges, technology' to 'use every lever we can' to deliver this election for Trump. We need to be clear-eyed *now* about SCOTUS's central role in their scheme. It's already evident in the insurrection case."
Anthony Davis, host on the liberal news network MeidasTouch, added: "Do not discount the rigged electoral college system and the MAGA plan to undermine the judiciary from the inside to change the outcome of the election. It's going to be very messy. They want to cause chaos, so voters don't know who to believe."
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Stone said: "All of the election integrity provisions that I suggested are perfectly legal and should be part of any ballot security effort."
Stone was contacted for further comment via email outside of normal working hours.
Elsewhere during his conversation with Sammarco, Stone predicted that Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing Trump's classified documents case, would throw out the charges altogether.
"We are beating them," Stone said, while discussing the former president's legal issues. "[Trump's] trial in Georgia is falling apart. I think the judge is on the verge of dismissing the charges against him in Florida.
"[Democrats] want to try him, suck up his money, suck up his time, and create the reason why their theft is plausible, believable," Stone added.
The remarks were made before Trump went on trial in New York accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump was convicted by a jury on all counts in the historic hush money trial.
"He [Stone] really begs the question: How does he know Aileen Cannon is 'on the verge of dismissing the charges against Trump?" Sammarco posted on X.
"Also, the obvious question: What judges does he have on speed dial?"
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