Roger Stone
He calls himself an 'agent provocateur' and says that it鈥檚 better to be infamous than never be famous at all. Mark Coles profiles flamboyant political strategist Roger Stone.
President Trump calls him a quality guy, others call him a dirty trickster. Mark Coles looks at the life of political strategist Roger Stone, who鈥檚 advised Republican politicians since the 1970s and proudly wears a tattoo of President Nixon on his back.
Stone was convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering in 2019 but his sentence was commuted by President Trump, days before he was due to report to prison.
This programme contains clips from Netflix Film Get Me Roger Stone. The writers are Morgan Pehme, Daniel DiMauro and Dylan Bank.
Producer: Ben Crighton
Researcher: Di Richardson
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- Sat 18 Jul 2020 19:0091热爆 Radio 4
- Sun 19 Jul 2020 05:4591热爆 Radio 4
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