Roger Stone Claims He Was Poisoned, May Have Been Polonium

Some accuse him of trying to sell his book

Roger Stone speaks to the media at Trump Tower on Dec. 6, 2016 in New York City. Potential members of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet have been meeting with him and his transition team over the last few weeks. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

READ MORE

• Roger Stone Petition Is Asking Trump to Prosecute Hillary Clinton

Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz, as he was campaigning against Trump in the primary in 2016, described Stone as a “man who has 50 years of dirty tricks behind him” and is a “henchman and dirty trickster” after unsubstantiated claims emerged about Cruz’s personal life.

And after Nixon won the 1972 presidential election, Stone worked for the administration in the Office of Economic Opportunity.