So Roger Stone is caught on Camera while shooting a Documentary talking to the Leader of the Proud Boys on Nov 5th 2020...with Roger indicating he is awaiting futher info from the Trump campaign while working with Gen Mike Flynn and the Proud Boys on setting up the "Stop the Steal"
In the heat of the lead-up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a secret call has been revealed between Roger Stone, a confidant of former President Donald Trump, and Enrique Tarrio, the then-leader of the extremist group Proud Boys. The conversation, captured on November 5, 2020, in Stone’s Fort Lauderdale office, has raised eyebrows as it suggests a closer link between the Trump campaign and the group known for its role in the violent insurrection.
The call, featured in a clip from the documentary “A Storm Foretold,” directed by Christoffer Guldbrandsen, has Roger Stone on camera when Tarrio calls. Though Tarrio’s voice is inaudible, Stone is heard discussing an update he is expecting from the Trump campaign, before indicating the need for a private conversation away from the camera. “Stone had been busy, launching ‘Stop the Steal’ and mobilizing Trump allies and had just gotten off the phone with General Flynn, when Enrique Tarrio, the national leader of the Proud Boys, called,” Guldbrandsen tells Rolling Stone.
The disclosure of this call becomes even more significant given the background of the individuals involved. Roger Stone, labeled as “Trump’s henchman and dirty trickster” by Senator Ted Cruz, has been a longstanding Republican operative with a history stretching back to the Nixon era. He has been known to have hired the Proud Boys for security purposes in the past and was frequently in contact with Tarrio, as unveiled by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack.
Tarrio, on his part, was recently sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for “seditious conspiracy” charges related to the Capitol raid. The Justice Department highlighted the Proud Boys’ “central role” in the attack, with Tarrio at the helm of a special group within the organization known as the Ministry of Self Defense. This group was found to have laid out plans and recruited individuals ready to engage in violence.
The intricate ties between Stone and the Proud Boys have been further illustrated by their regular communication in the encrypted group chat named Friends of Stone. Guldbrandsen emphasizes the significance of these connections by stating that his film demonstrates “that the most violent group at the forefront of the attack on the U.S. Capitol was closely connected to the Trump campaign through Roger Stone.”
Meanwhile, former President Trump contends with multiple criminal cases as he eyes a 2024 presidential run. Legal experts have pointed out that the 14th Amendment could potentially disqualify Trump from running due to insurrection involvement; however, without direct communication evidence linking Trump to the planning of the violence, prosecuting such a case proves challenging.
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In the heat of the lead-up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a secret call has been revealed between Roger Stone, a confidant of former President Donald Trump, and Enrique Tarrio, the then-leader of the extremist group Proud Boys. The conversation, captured on November 5, 2020, in Stone’s Fort Lauderdale office, has raised eyebrows as it suggests a closer link between the Trump campaign and the group known for its role in the violent insurrection.
The call, featured in a clip from the documentary “A Storm Foretold,” directed by Christoffer Guldbrandsen, has Roger Stone on camera when Tarrio calls. Though Tarrio’s voice is inaudible, Stone is heard discussing an update he is expecting from the Trump campaign, before indicating the need for a private conversation away from the camera. “Stone had been busy, launching ‘Stop the Steal’ and mobilizing Trump allies and had just gotten off the phone with General Flynn, when Enrique Tarrio, the national leader of the Proud Boys, called,” Guldbrandsen tells Rolling Stone.
The disclosure of this call becomes even more significant given the background of the individuals involved. Roger Stone, labeled as “Trump’s henchman and dirty trickster” by Senator Ted Cruz, has been a longstanding Republican operative with a history stretching back to the Nixon era. He has been known to have hired the Proud Boys for security purposes in the past and was frequently in contact with Tarrio, as unveiled by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack.
Tarrio, on his part, was recently sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for “seditious conspiracy” charges related to the Capitol raid. The Justice Department highlighted the Proud Boys’ “central role” in the attack, with Tarrio at the helm of a special group within the organization known as the Ministry of Self Defense. This group was found to have laid out plans and recruited individuals ready to engage in violence.
The intricate ties between Stone and the Proud Boys have been further illustrated by their regular communication in the encrypted group chat named Friends of Stone. Guldbrandsen emphasizes the significance of these connections by stating that his film demonstrates “that the most violent group at the forefront of the attack on the U.S. Capitol was closely connected to the Trump campaign through Roger Stone.”
Meanwhile, former President Trump contends with multiple criminal cases as he eyes a 2024 presidential run. Legal experts have pointed out that the 14th Amendment could potentially disqualify Trump from running due to insurrection involvement; however, without direct communication evidence linking Trump to the planning of the violence, prosecuting such a case proves challenging.
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