Roger Stone, a friend and former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, called a black radio host a racial slur on the air Saturday as the two debated Stone’s federal conviction.
Stone’s sentence was commuted by Trump on July 10, just days before he was scheduled to surrender for 40 months incarceration after he was found guilty of witness tampering and false statements to Congress while investigating Russia’s influence on the 2016 elections.
On Saturday night, Stone was questioned by radio host Morris W. O’Kelly on “The Mr. Mo’Kelly Show” on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles. The phone interview was broadcast and broadcast.
Stone claimed that his conviction last year was the result of prejudice against him and the President.
“It was a jury from my political opponents,” Stone said.
O’Kelly rejected and challenged the idea that Stone did not obtain a fair trial or that the evidence did not clearly show his transgressions.
The host also suggested that Stone was not only not a victim of partial justice, but likely benefited from meeting the president.
“There are thousands of people treated unfairly on a daily basis,” O’Kelly said. “Hell, your number showed up in the lottery. I guess it was more than luck, Roger, right?”
Stone was silent, then it sounded like he was away from the phone or covering it when he said, “I really don’t feel like arguing with this nigger.”
“Sorry, what was that?” O’Kelly replied. “Roger? Sorry, what did you say?”
Stone denied calling him that and said on the air, “I didn’t. You’re crazy. You’re crazy.”
Stone could not be reached for comment Saturday night.
O’Kelly continued the interview and asked Stone about his plans to campaign for Trump.
“As a private citizen, I will be active on behalf of the president, writing, speaking, advocating,” said Stone, 67.
O’Kelly then tweeted, “I’m not anyone’s BLACK.”
