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Roger Stone: The political advisor calls himself the "dirty trickster"
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US President Donald Trump and Roger Stone have known each other for decades.
As early as the late 1980s, Stone is said to have recommended his old friend to run for President of the United States.
When Trump put this into practice in 2015, Stone became his helper.
He had already gained sufficient experience on the political stage.
Stone is one of the most criticized political advisors in Washington - and feared.
From Richard Nixon's Watergate affair to the defeat of George W. Bush, Stone wasn't far when it came to the big dramas in US politics.
He calls himself the "dirty trickster" of American politics and specializes in collecting compromising material about the opponents of his clients.
Stone has no official position in the current election campaign.
In February he was sentenced to several years in prison for lying to investigators in the Russia affair several times.
Before he was due to go to prison in July, Stone called on several media appearances that Trump should pardon him - outside of prison, he could campaign for the re-election of the president.
Trump issued Stone several years' imprisonment
And in fact Trump has released his long-time companion from prison.
"Roger Stone is a victim of the made-up story of Russia, which the left and its allies have pursued in the media for years to undermine Donald Trump's presidency," the White House said at the time.
Less than two months before the elections, Stone has now clearly positioned himself for Trump in a conversation with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
He wants to defend his position on November 3rd against the Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Stone is convinced that there can only be one result on election night: The only legitimate result of the election is a victory for Trump, Stone said in an interview with conspiracy theorist Jones.
Stone also used the right-wing platform to accuse the Democrats of electoral fraud and he gave Trump several pieces of advice on how to secure his power.
For example, to prevent alleged electoral fraud in the US state of Nevada, federal agencies should seize ballot papers, Stone advised.
Also, the FBI and Republican officials should "stand in the way of criminal activity" and, if necessary, prevent "physical action" from voting.
Arrest Zuckerberg and the Clintons
Should Trump lose the November election, Stone said he should consider using martial law to secure his power.
Then the president could have Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple boss Tim Cook and the Clintons arrested.
"Anyone else who can be shown to be involved in illegal activities" should then be arrested.
With his allegations, for which he does not provide any evidence, Stone fuels conspiracy theories about alleged Democratic election fraud.
That could find fertile ground with Alex Jones' audience.
The presenter on the right is the leading conspiracy theorist in the United States, and millions of viewers click on his program every month.
Trump should also be among them.
In the past few weeks he himself has warned against election fraud several times.
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