Roger Stone is selling ‘Roger’ stones https://t.co/rsMfGf5Sym pic.twitter.com/Kb5qzzDwqK
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) December 17, 2018
Those are replicas. Mueller has his real ones in a vice. #hoboheretic Enjoy.
— Tim Fuller (@thetimchannel) December 17, 2018
Roger Stone has to settle a defamation lawsuit by publishing ads in the Wall Street Journal and other places apologizing.https://t.co/No0tWzgjjO pic.twitter.com/ZNX1ObJ9uA
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) December 18, 2018
… Unrelated to the Russia probe, Mr. Stone’s settlement is the latest indication that his use of various media platforms to spread unfounded claims isn’t without consequences. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office is investigating Mr. Stone’s role in orchestrating stories about key events being examined in the Russia probe, the Journal has reported.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), who is expected to take control of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday of Mr. Stone’s testimony last year: “I believe there’s ample reason to be concerned about his truthfulness.” Mr. Stone has accused Mr. Schiff of “smear tactics” and said he stands by his testimony.
The settlement resulted from a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court in March by exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui. Mr. Guo sued Mr. Stone for falsely accusing him of being a “turncoat criminal who is convicted of crimes here and in China.” Mr. Stone also accused Mr. Guo of violating U.S. election laws by making political donations to Hillary Clinton, according to the lawsuit. It is illegal for foreign nationals to donate to U.S. election campaigns…
Mr. Guo drew scrutiny from Beijing in 2017 after he launched a high-stakes social media campaign alleging wrongdoing and corruption by China’s political and business elites. Beijing declared Mr. Guo a criminal suspect and requested an Interpol arrest notice against him, while Mr. Guo applied for asylum in the U.S., making him a flashpoint in China-U.S. relations.Mr. Guo became a target of Mr. Stone’s a few months after launching his campaign, according to the lawsuit. In an interview last month Mr. Guo claimed that Mr. Stone was paid to make the defamatory remarks about him on InfoWars. He said the payment ultimately came from a Chinese-American media tycoon named Bruno Wu, whom Mr. Guo previously accused of being a spy for the Chinese government. Mr. Wu has filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Guo for these and other claims…
If, as was speculated in 2017, the campaign against Mr. Guo (aka ‘Miles Kwok’) was related to RNC finance chair Steve Wynn’s dreams of a Wynn casino in Macau… then being under Mueller’s less-than-charitable purview is probably the safest place for Roger Stone, right now. Wynn has been dethroned, Trump is going the same route, but the PRC plays a long game.
Was Stone working with Steve Wynn in some manner? Trying to convince Trump to hand him over to China? Stone wants the money and Wynn needs Guo returned to China to ensure his casinos' licenses are maintained in good order? https://t.co/6jMzBiFqDI
— Dianne (@diannehofstedt) December 18, 2018
Nah, he was ratfucking a Chinese dissident, who's not currently residing in China.
So was the PRC paying Stone? Who knows?
— David j (@David_Jorgonson) December 18, 2018
NotMax
Close but no cigar.
Vise.
cynthia ackerman
@NotMax:
Ouch
Yarrow
About time China made an appearance in this story. Ivanka should be starting to get nervous.
GxB
At first glance I thought to myself: Hmmm, Ol’ Rog’ is reduced to autographing slabs of fatty, coarse ground bologna.
I think it is a better metaphor.
catbirdman
How many wheels does this cart have, anyway?
sukabi
@catbirdman: not nearly as many as it did 6 months ago.
Joey Maloney
Someone ask Roger how he’s enjoying his time in the barrel.
sm*t cl*de
What questions? Did someone suggest that Roger Stone has credibility?
joel hanes
@NotMax:
In Roger Stone’s case, probably both.
He’s a twisted person.
prostratedragon
Can’t find James M. Cain’s Double Indemnity on-line, unfortunately. The ending is a bit different from the movie. As we leave them, Phyllis and Walter (names are different too) appear to be just free enough …
Amir Khalid
Speaking of venality …
Come to KL and get your Jho Low Christmas merch.
JoyceH
Could it be that Stone’s entire motivation in life has been to become famous enough that he could sign rocks and sell them to people?
Mel
@Amir Khalid: Wow!! The “Where’s Waldo” inspired one is especially disturbing.
OzarkHillbilly
@JoyceH: Assumes facts not in evidence. Has anybody actually bought one?
sukabi
@JoyceH:
no. This is his backup plan for his go fund me legal defense fund, which hasn’t been doing very well.
Patricia Kayden
I’m pretty sure that Stone will be called to testify again by Democrats early next year. One way or the other, I hope we see him in jail. Trump sure knows how to pick the “best” people.
Schlemazel
Two things
This will not hurt Stone in the least, they should have demanded money in addition
i hate the wsj’s “unfounded claims”. If ever a story needed the phrase “unadulterated horse shit” it is this one
@sm*t cl*de: That too!
Mom Says I*m Handsome
@NotMax: I see what you did there and I admire it tremendously. Twig’n’berries, amirite?