Roger Stone Under Capitol Police Investigation Over Assassination Comments: Report

The Republican political operative Roger Stone may be in hot water.

According to a report from Mediaite, Stone is under investigation by the Capitol Police over comments he made concerning the assassination of two Democratic members of Congress.

Last week, the media outlet published audio of Stone talking to former New York police officer Sal Greco about Democratic Reps. Jerry Nadler of New York and Eric Swalwell of California ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

“It’s time to do it,” Stone is heard telling Greco. “Let’s go find Swalwell. It’s time to do it. Then we’ll see how brave the rest of them are. It’s time to do it.”

“It’s either Swalwell or Nadler has to die before the election,” he continued. “They need to get the message. Let’s go find Swalwell and get this over with. I’m just not putting up with this s*** anymore.”

The Capitol Police and FBI refused to comment on whether they were investigating the matter, but Mediaite cited sources who confirmed the investigation was underway.

Swalwell, meanwhile, told Mediaite that the recordings may “seem like the ravings of a wannabe gangster” but instead were designed to intimidate him and his colleagues.

“This is what Trump and his real-life thugs do: They try to intimidate opponents and will always choose violence over voting,” Swalwell wrote.

“Because I’m one of Trump’s loudest critics, Stone put a hit out on me,” he continued. “This threat, and other threats of violence by Trump and his supporters, must be taken seriously by not only law enforcement but also by my colleagues.”

“Both parties, not just Democrats, must condemn this violence. Unity will always be the best antidote against further violence.”

Stone has denied any wrongdoing and suggested the remarks were a “fake AI generated audio.”

.@Mediaite MSNBC and CNN lie about fake AI generated audio in which they allege I threatened Democrats- it’s a fugazi !! https://t.co/PlyZb9KxLM

— Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) January 17, 2024

The 71-year-old political operative has been an influential figure within the Republican Party for decades.

His fame was solidified by the 2017 Netflix documentary “Get Me Roger Stone,” which followed his career working with Richard Nixon all the way through to Donald Trump.

In July 2020, Trump commuted Stone’s prison sentence just days before he was due to report to jail following his conviction for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction of justice in relation to Russia hoax.

Trump later issued a full pardon to Stone weeks before leaving office, citing “prosecutorial misconduct by Special Counsel Mueller’s team” and “political bias at his jury trial.”

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Ben Kew is a conservative journalist and commentator. Originally from the United Kingdom, he studied politics and modern languages at the University of Bristol. He started his career at Breitbart London aged 20, before moving to the U.S. to cover Congress and eventually becoming the outlet’s Latin America correspondent until the end of 2020. Since then he has worked in editorial roles at RedState and Human Events. He has also written for The Spectator, Spiked, The Epoch Times, The Critic and PanAm Post.

Ben Kew is a conservative journalist and commentator. Originally from the United Kingdom, he studied politics and modern languages at the University of Bristol. He started his career at Breitbart London aged 20, before moving to the U.S. to cover Congress and eventually becoming the outlet’s Latin America correspondent until the end of 2020. Since then he has worked in editorial roles at RedState and Human Events. He has also written for The Spectator, Spiked, The Epoch Times, The Critic and PanAm Post.