Stone Indictment Shows Right-Wing Scheme To Question Clinton's Health

Stone indictment shows coordinated campaign to speculate about Hillary Clinton's health. Here's how right-wing media obliged.

Blog ››› January 27, 2019 10:22 AM EST ››› BRENDAN KARET & NICK FERNANDEZ

On January 25, federal authorities arrested Trump confidant Roger Stone, charging him with obstruction of an official proceeding, false statements, and witness tampering. In the indictment, prosecutors revealed that Stone had been in contact with former Infowars colleague and fellow conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi, who discussed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with Stone and suggested he begin to attack the health of then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton by saying she is “old,” that she has a “bad memory,” and that she has had a “stroke.”

Shortly after Corsi sent that email to Stone, Trump’s allies in the right-wing fever swamps began pushing conspiracy theories regarding Clinton’s health, suggesting that she suffered from “seizures” or had “brain damage,” among other absurd claims.

Stone indictment reveals confidant Corsi suggested Stone start attacking Clinton’s health

Corsi contacted Stone to inform him of "very damaging" information coming about the Clinton campaign, adding that it "would not hurt to start suggesting [Clinton is] old, memory bad, has stroke." According to the indictment against Stone, "Person 1" -- known to be Corsi, according to Corsi’s own legal team -- contacted Stone via email to suggest attacking Clinton's health as a campaign issue, adding that Stone should "start suggesting [Clinton is] old, memory bad, has stroke." From United States of America v. Roger Jason Stone, Jr.:

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