Roger Stone, the political agent whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted by his longtime friend Donald Trump, used a racial slur in the air as he verbally clashed with a Los Angeles-based black radio announcer.
The exchange came at Saturday’s Mo’Kelly Show, when host Morris O’Kelly criticized Stone for his conviction for lying to Congress, manipulating witnesses, and obstructing the House investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election.
“Stone could have looked for any pejorative, but unfortunately he went there,” O’Kelly said, adding: “Stone offered an unfiltered and unadorned one phrase expression of how he saw the journalist interview him.”
O’Kelly characterized “black,” the word Stone used, as the “low-calorie version of the n-word.”
Stone’s attorney said he was unaware of the broadcast and had no immediate comment.
Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but Trump commuted that sentence on July 10, days before Stone was placed in detention.
Amid widespread condemnation, Republican Senator Mitt Romney sadly regretted an instance of “unprecedented historical corruption.”
When O’Kelly claimed that Stone received his commutation due to his friendship with Trump, Stone’s voice faded. But you could hear him say he was “arguing with this nigger.”
O’Kelly asked Stone to repeat the comment. Stone was momentarily silent.
The radio show transcribed his entire sentence as: “I can’t believe I’m arguing with this nigger.”
O’Kelly persisted.
“I’m sorry you’re arguing with whom? I thought we were just having a lively conversation. What happened? You said something about ‘black’.
Stone said no, adding, “You’re crazy.”
The interview continued. Stone said the president acted out of compassion and that the jury that weighed his case was tainted.
“I did not have a fair trial,” he said.
“My life was in imminent danger,” Stone added, saying he was at risk of being infected with the coronavirus in prison. “I think the President did this as an act of compassion. He did it as an act of mercy. “
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