Overview

• Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, reportedly made threatening remarks about assassinating Democratic Representatives Jerry Nadler and Eric Swalwell before the 2020 election.
• The comments were allegedly made in a Florida restaurant to Sal Greco, a then-serving New York police officer and Stone's ally.
• The conversation reportedly occurred after Nadler announced that the House Judiciary Committee would investigate Trump's commutation of Stone's prison sentence related to the investigation of Russian election interference in 2016.
• Stone has denied making the comments, suggesting they are 'artificial intelligence manipulation'.
• Stone has been associated with far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, and has been investigated for his role in the attack on Congress on January 6, 2021.