Roger Jason Stone Jr. (born August 27, 1952) is an American political consultant,[2] lobbyist, strategist, and conspiracy theorist noted for his use of opposition research usually for candidates of the Republican Party.[3]
In 1980, he co-founded the Washington, DC-based lobbying firm Black, Manafort, Stone with principals Paul Manafort and Charles R. Black Jr.[4][5][6] It recruited Peter G. Kelly and the firm was renamed Black, Manafort, Stone and Kelly in 1984.[7]:124 During the 1980s, BMSK leve