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By Cezary Podkul and Shelby Holliday
Updated Dec. 17, 2018 7:44 p.m. ET
As questions swirl about his credibility, former Trump campaign adviser
Roger Stone settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million in damages on
Monday for publishing false and misleading statements on InfoWars.com, a far
-right website known for promoting conspiracy theories.
The agreement requires Mr. Stone to run ads in national newspapers,
including The Wall Street Journal, apologizing for making defamatory
statements about a Chinese businessman who is a vocal critic of Beijing. It
also requires Mr. Stone to publish a retraction of the false statements on
social media. Doing so exempts him from paying any of the damages.
In a text message, Mr. Stone described his conduct as “irresponsible” and
added that “I am solely responsible for fulfilling the terms of the
settlement.”
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Unrelated to the Russia probe, Mr. Stone’s settlement is the latest
indication that Mr. Stone’s use of various media platforms to spread
unfounded claims isn’t without consequences. Special counsel Robert Mueller
’s office is investigating Mr. Stone’s role in orchestrating stories about
key events being examined in the Russia probe, the Journal has reported.
Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), who is expected to take control of the House
Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday of Mr. Stone’s testimony last year:
“I believe there’s ample reason to be concerned about his truthfulness.”
Mr. Stone has accused Mr. Schiff of “smear tactics” and said he stands by
his testimony.
The settlement resulted from a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court in
March by exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui. Mr. Guo sued Mr. Stone for
falsely accusing him of being a “turncoat criminal who is convicted of
crimes here and in China.” Mr. Stone also accused him of violating U.S.
election laws by making political donations to Hillary Clinton, according to
the lawsuit. It is illegal for foreign nationals to donate to U.S. election
campaigns.
Mr. Stone did not respond to a question about how the settlement impacts him
financially. In recent weeks, Mr. Stone has publicly complained of his
mounting legal bills, which are likely to soar higher as he continues to be
of interest to investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016
election.
“This threatens to bankrupt my family and destroy me financially,” Mr.
Stone said of the Russia probes on an InfoWars broadcast earlier this month.
He asked for financial support and said his bills already exceed half a
million dollars.
Mueller Probes Whether Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks
Mueller Probes Whether Roger Stone Contacted WikiLeaks
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators are scrutinizing comments
that Trump adviser Roger Stone made about WikiLeaks before the 2016 election
. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down the timeline. Photo: Getty Images.
Mr. Stone has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors will have to go through
him to get to President Trump, and that he will never testify against the
president, whom he has known for decades. He has criticized the
investigators on social media, calling the special counsel’s probe a witch
hunt run by “Deep State hit man Robert Mueller” and his “minions.”
A spokesman for the special counsel’s office declined to comment. Mr. Trump
has denied colluding with Russia, and Moscow has denied interfering in the
U.S. election. Mr. Stone has denied wrongdoing.
Earlier this month, Mr. Trump praised Mr. Stone’s “guts” and credibility,
tweeting that Mr. Stone wouldn’t “make up lies and stories” by
testifying in Mr. Mueller’s probe. At the time, Mr. Stone’s lawyers were
already negotiating his settlement with Mr. Guo.
Mr. Guo drew scrutiny from Beijing in 2017 after he launched a high-stakes
social media campaign alleging wrongdoing and corruption by China’s
political and business elites. Beijing declared Mr. Guo a criminal suspect
and requested an Interpol arrest notice against him, while Mr. Guo applied
for asylum in the U.S., making him a flashpoint in China-U.S. relations.
Mr. Guo became a target of Mr. Stone’s a few months after launching his
campaign, according to the lawsuit. In an interview last month Mr. Guo
claimed that Mr. Stone was paid to make the defamatory remarks about him on
InfoWars. He said the payment ultimately came from a Chinese-American media
tycoon named Bruno Wu, whom Mr. Guo previously accused of being a spy for
the Chinese government. Mr. Wu has filed a defamation lawsuit against Mr.
Guo for these and other claims.
Mr. Stone’s settlement identifies Mr. Wu as “the apparent source of the
information” about Mr. Guo and says it was conveyed to him by a former
member of Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign.
Mr. Stone said he should not have relied on the former staffer, Sam Nunberg,
for the information. Both Mr. Nunberg and Mr. Wu declined to comment. | P***y
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: http://www.wsj.com/articles/roger-stone-admits-spreading-lies-on-infowars-11545093097
: By Cezary Podkul and Shelby Holliday
: Updated Dec. 17, 2018 7:44 p.m. ET
: As questions swirl about his credibility, former Trump campaign adviser
: Roger Stone settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million in damages on
: Monday for publishing false and misleading statements on InfoWars.com, a far
: -right website known for promoting conspiracy theories.
: The agreement requires Mr. Stone to run ads in national newspapers,
: including The Wall Street Journal, apologizing for making defamatory
: statements about a Chinese businessman who is a vocal critic of Beijing. It
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: 哈哈哈，前顾问这下傻逼了，金钱社会，没钱你玩儿个屁。本来自己一屁股通俄屎，去
: 惹郭七干啥？收了多少好处费？
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