Stone Says He Took ‘Not a Dime’ From Anyone Seeking Trump Pardon
- GOP operative comments on report he asked for $250,000 payment
- Former tax collector is ally of Florida congressman Matt Gaetz
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Republican operative Roger Stone denied asking a political ally of U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz for $250,000 in exchange for attempting to secure a pardon in a child sex-trafficking and identity-theft case.
The Daily Beast reported Thursday that Stone offered to help Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector who’s expected to plead guilty this month, get a pardon from President Donald Trump before he left office. The pardon was never granted.