(Cuban-American Photographer, Former Model and Second Wife of American Political Consultant, Roger Stone), http://wagcenter.com/politics-wags/nydia-bertran-stone-5-facts-about-roger-stones-wife/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhIx5y4geQ, http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/breaking-news/roger-stones-wife-nydia-stone/. . [214] On June 27, Judge Jackson rescheduled Stone's surrender date as July 14,[215][216][217] but also ordered him to immediately begin serving time in home confinement before reporting to prison. In 2017, she made an appearance as herself on a documentary on her husband's life titled 'Get Me Roger Stone'. Roger Stone, who was arrested on 25 January 2019 pleaded not guilty the seven counts he is facing. In 1996, Nydia and Roger Stone were the focus of a media frenzy. [57] After Stone was indicted in 2019, the Nixon Foundation released a statement distancing Stone's ties to Nixon. He resigned from the campaign after the National Enquirer reported that Stone had placed an ad seeking sexual partners in a swinger's magazine. In written responses to the Mueller investigation, Trump had stated he did not recall such discussions with Stone. #Wikileaks. "[188] The next morning a senior Justice Department official said the department would recommend a lighter sentence, adding that the decision had been made before Trump commented. [9]:124, During the 1980s, BMSK became a top lobbying firm by leveraging its White House connections to attract high-paying clients, including U.S. corporations and trade associations, as well as foreign governments. [176] Later that day, Stone filed an apology with the court. In 2007, Stone indicated he was a staunch conservative but with libertarian leanings. Stone subsequently hired Michael McMinoway to infiltrate campaigns of candidates such as Edmund Muskie and Hubert Humphrey. [209] Jackson stated in the sentencing hearing, "The truth still exists. In the weeks afterwards he pressured the Trump administration for a pardon of all Members of Congress who supported overturning the 2020 election, including Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Jim Jordan, and Matt Gaetz. [261] Stone's longtime tailor is Alan Flusser. Roger Stone profile Full name: Roger Joseph Stone Jr Birthdate: August 27, 1952 Roger Stone age: 68 years Birthplace: Norwalk, Connecticut, USA Nationality: American Occupation: Lobbyist, political strategist Parents: Gloria Rose and Roger J. 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. His own bare-chested photo, according to him, was taken for a 1993 bodybuilding contest. Bob Dole met his wife in 1972. [186], On February 10, 2020, prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia requested that Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison for his crimes after securing convictions on all seven charges. In 1992, Nydia Bertan wed Roger Stone in Las Vegas. Five days before the leak, Stone tweeted, "Wednesday Hillary Clinton is done. What he did was ridiculous and stupid. As a political strategist and adviser, he has influenced several political campaigns in the United States of America. "[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. He married Nydia two years later. Jackson then imposed a full gag order[177] on Stone, citing her belief that Stone would "pose a danger" to others without the order. [92], In June 2012, Stone said that he was running a super PAC in support of former New Mexico governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, whom he had met at a Reason magazine Christmas party two years earlier. In 1995, Stone was the president of Republican Senator Arlen Specter's campaign for the 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries. Now Streaming on Netflix. [199] Trump also repeatedly attacked the prosecutors, judge, and jury in Stone's trial,[199] and contended, without evidence, that the foreperson of the jury (which unanimously convicted Stone), was dishonest in the jury questionnaire,[219] however she had previously made anti-Trump social media posts and had retweeted a social media post about Roger Stone's initial arrest shortly after it happened (before the trial). He is charged with lying about emails from the Hillary Clinton campaign that were hacked by Russia. [140] A January 2019 indictment claimed Stone communicated with additional contacts knowledgeable about WikiLeaks plans. Instagram/Roger Stone Interestingly, Roger Stone is not the only one who was previously married. The contact information listed lined up with Roger Stones email address. [207] Stone again requested a new trial on February 14, after the jury foreperson of his trial publicly voiced support for the four prosecutors who withdrew from the Stone case. Stone would continue to work for Republicans Bob Dole and Tom Kean. 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. He also has two children who are Adria Stone and Scott Stone. . [150][151][152], On September 26, 2017, Stone testified before the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors. Nydia has also been married once before. "[43] In a 2008 interview with The New Yorker, Stone admitted that the ads were authentic. The article quoted Stone as saying, "These stories have been swirling about Cruz for some time. In a May 21, 2018, email, Stone wrote: "You are so full of shit. Name as rendered in the 2019 federal indictment. That doesn't mean that he's calling the shots for me. [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]." [95] Stone left the campaign on August 8, 2015, amid controversy, with Stone claiming he quit and Trump claiming that Stone was fired. 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 wife, Nydia Stone, 71 is deaf and has no means to support herself if he husband is incarcerated for what amounts to a life sentence. [206], On February 12, Judge Amy Berman Jackson denied Stone's motion for a new trial. [33][199] Trump personally called Stone to inform him that his sentence was being commuted. 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. [147] The Committee Vice Chair, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), called on Stone to testify before the committee, saying he "hit the trifecta" of shady dealings with Russia. [93] Stone told The Huffington Post that Johnson had a real role to play, although "I have no allusions [sic] of him winning. Stone left his Washington firm in the mid-1990s after it was sold. Stone, she founded the group Republicans for Choice in 1989. "[115], During the campaign, Stone frequently promoted conspiracy theories, including the false claim that Clinton aide Huma Abedin was connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. Stone) was a well driller[43] and sometime chief of the Vista volunteer Fire Department. No, it's smart. He also provided a statement to the Committee and the press. Roger Stone pleads not guilty on seven counts he was charged with. I like vodka martinis with an olive, please. Follow Roger Stone On: Facebook Stone Roger Stone party: Libertarian (from 2012 up to 2015), Republican (from 2015 to present) Lawyer Jonathan Kravis has resigned as an assistant U.S. attorney. 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. [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. [16] Stone has referred to himself as "an agent provocateur."[17]. Senator Dole, and his wife, Elizabeth (herself a former Senator and Cabinet member) recently talked with correspondent Rita Braver about his storied career. Roger Stone is now a free man! [107] Cruz stated, "It is a story that quoted one source on the record, Roger Stone, Donald Trump's chief political adviser. "[118][119] Further, Stone advised that the president invoke federal law to arrest the leading businessmen Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg as well as the politicians Bill and Hillary Clinton for "illegal activity" and shut down the opinion website The Daily Beast, arresting its staff for "seditious" activities; "this is war," announced Stone. He was married twice and his second wife was former Senator Elizabeth Hanford of North Carolina. The article describes a Polaroid taped up on a computer monitor in their home. [139][134][138] Stone ultimately named Randy Credico, who had interviewed both Assange and Stone for a radio show, as his intermediary with Assange. [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. 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. The circumstance is made worse by the fact that Stone and his wife, Nydia, have already been identified as swingers. Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes said Stone was "one of the three approved media figures allowed to speak" about the group. [71], Stone resigned from a post as a consultant to the 1996 presidential campaign for Senator Bob Dole after The National Enquirer reported that Stone had placed ads and pictures on websites and swingers' publications seeking sexual partners for himself and Nydia Bertran Stone, his second wife. I don't understand why she's there, given her lack of qualifications. The couple married in 1992 - she later shared a lot of photos from their wedding ceremony as she had a chance to dance with Donald Trump, who was also among the guests. [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. He is the co-author, with Robert Morrow, of The Clintons' War on Women, published in 2015. Stone has been an advisor to a number of Republican presidents, beginning with Richard Nixon in 1972. In 1980, after their key roles in the Reagan campaign, Stone and Manafort decided to go into business together, with partner Charlie Black, creating a political consulting and lobbying firm to cash in on their relationships within the new administration. 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. [192] Trump later said he had not asked the Justice Department to recommend a lighter sentence, but also asserted he had an "absolute right" to intervene. Roger is also the father of one son, Scott Stone. Since she became romantically involved with political consultant Roger Stone, both of them have surfaced on the media from time to time for diverse reasons. [43], As a student at George Washington University in 1972, Stone invited Jeb Stuart Magruder to speak at a Young Republicans Club meeting, then asked Magruder for a job with Richard Nixon's Committee to Re-elect the President. Roger Stone is a political consultant, author, and lobbyist. [124], Stone supported Russia during its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, claiming that Vladimir Putin was "acting defensively" in order to halt a purported U.S.-funded biological weapons program, which, in fact, did not exist. [96] Despite this, Stone still supported Trump. Stone. [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. Stone added, When that whole thing hit the fan in 1996, the reason I gave a blanket denial was that my grandparents were still alive. Washington Post Roger Stone - the former Republican political operative turned Bob Dole volunteer and PR consultant was doing some heavy damage control for himself Thursday. Bob Dole married his first wife, Phyllis Holden, in 1948. Powered by. '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. [25], Stone officially left the Trump campaign on August 8, 2015. Bob Dole Popularity . There are usually many dating news and scandals surrounding popular celebrities. [83], In February 2010, Stone became campaign manager for Kristin Davis, a madam linked with the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, in her bid for the Libertarian Party nomination for governor of New York in the 2010 election. 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. Stone had asserted that a juror was biased against him. Roger Stone denied leaving the message, despite the fact that his voice was recognized, claiming he was at a movie that was later shown not to have been screened that night. [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. In addition, he worked on Ronald Reagan's campaign for president in . 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. And I would note that Mr. Stone is a man who has 50 years of dirty tricks behind him. Stone dislikes single-vent jackets (describing them as the sign of a "heathen"), saying he owns 100 silver-colored neckties and has 100 suits in storage. "[93], Stone considered running as a Libertarian candidate for governor of Florida in 2014, but in May 2013, he said in a statement that he would not run, and that he wanted to devote himself to campaigning in support of the 2014 Florida Amendment 2 referendum legalizing medical cannabis. [25] Stone first suggested Trump run for President in early 1998 while Stone was Trump's casino business lobbyist in Washington. They divorced in 1990.[69]. [78][79] On August 6, 2007, an expletive-laced message was left on the elder Spitzer's answering machine threatening to prosecute the elderly man if he did not implicate his son in wrongdoing. [133][29], During the 2016 campaign, Stone was accused by Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign chairman John Podesta of having prior knowledge of the publishing by WikiLeaks of Podesta's private emails obtained by a hacker. Nydia Bertan was born on May 8, 1946 in Cuba. Roger Stone served as the campaign manager for Kristin Davis, the former madam who was caught up in the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandals, run for governor in New York in 2010. [128][129][130] After his arraignment at the Miami federal courthouse in January 2019, they joined him on its steps holding signs that said, "Roger Stone is innocent," and promoting right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his InfoWars website. "[47], Given a copy of Barry Goldwater's The Conscience of a Conservative, Stone became drawn to conservatism as a child and a volunteer in Goldwater's 1964 campaign. The Washington Post reported at the time that Military, bodybuilders and jocks were invited to contact a 40DD-24-36 woman and a trim, blond, muscular man. . Bob Dole was elected to the House . After his divorce from Ann in the '90s, he met Nydia Bertran during one of Ronald Reagan's presidential campaigns. His mother was the president of Meadow Pond Elementary School PTA, a Cub Scout den mother, and occasionally a small-town reporter;[42] his father "Chubby" (also Roger J. [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". 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. Thereafter, however, he resigned from his position as a consultant to the New York State Senate Republican Campaign Committee at Bruno's request. 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. Republican political strategist Lee Atwater joined the firm in 1985, after serving in the #2 position on Reagan-Bush 1984. Nixon's people were obsessed with intelligence. "I am so ready. [178], Stone's trial began on November 6, 2019, at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. [130] At a televised Trump rally in Miami, Florida, on February 18, 2019, Tarrio was seated directly behind President Trump wearing a "Roger Stone did nothing wrong" tee shirt. [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. Bob Dole, with his wife to the left and former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum behind him, attends the unveiling of a statue in his likeness at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, 2018. 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