Right-wing political consultant and lobbyist, Roger Stone, has largely remained an ally of President Donald Trump, despite parting ways with the Trump Campaign in 2015.
In a recent interview with
Newsweek, Stone divulged that he has not recently spoken to the president. “I’m pretty sure his lawyers have urged him not to talk to me,” he said.
The distance is due in large to the FBI investigation into Stone’s alleged involvement with Russian hacker Guccifer 2.0 and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Although, he states that mutual friends have told him the president still asks about him and “wishes you well.”
Stone says this proves that he’s still on the president’s “good list.”
Stone is confident Trump will run again in 2020, but he may elect to bow out depending on how the recent dealings with North Korea or the Middle East play out.
“I could see him say, ‘OK, I’ll see you around,’” Stone said. “Why does he need the grief, given everything he’s accomplishing?”
Assuming that Trump would be satisfied he had successfully “made America great again.”
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