The Nixon Foundation distanced itself from embattled political operative Roger Stone on Friday.
In a statement released via tweet, the nonprofit organization that built Richard Nixon’s presidential library said referring to Stone as a Nixon campaign aide is “a gross misstatement.”
“Mr. Stone, during his time as a student at George Washington University, was a junior scheduler on the Nixon re-election committee. Mr. Stone was not a campaign aide or adviser,” the organization tweeted.
Mr. Stone, during his time as a student at George Washington University, was a junior scheduler on the Nixon reelection committee. Mr. Stone was not a campaign aide or adviser. Nowhere in the Presidential Daily Diaries from 1972 to 1974 does the name “Roger Stone” appear. 2/2
— Nixon Foundation (@nixonfoundation) January 25, 2019
Stone, who was arrested in a dawn raid Friday, was indicted on seven counts including making false statements to Congress, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The 66-year-old is a longtime associate of President Trump and a longstanding Republican operative.
His devotion to Nixon, for whom he worked starting as a teenager, is well-documented. Stone sports a tattoo of the former president’s face on his back.
