The StoneZONE with Roger Stone - The Stone Zone ｜ 05-28-26

00:00:00.260 The Stone Zone, entertaining and informative on the Red Apple Podcast Network.

00:00:07.460 You are now entering the Stone Zone, and I'm your host, Roger Stone, the ultimate political junkie.

00:00:15.380 Well, the Department of Justice has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll,

00:00:22.460 the wacky author and former advice columnist who brought civil rights lawsuits against President Donald Trump

00:00:29.220 as part of the larger conspiracy to try to impoverish President Trump

00:00:34.340 to prevent him from coming back into the presidency.

00:00:36.880 See, New York State Democrats worked with some Republicans to change state law 0.99

00:00:42.580 to extend the statute of limitations to allow Carroll to file her lawsuit.

00:00:48.580 According to CNN, federal prosecutors are now examining

00:00:51.480 whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury during litigation tied to her allegations against Trump.

00:00:58.340 You'll remember when Carol was being interviewed by CNN, she specifically said that she found the idea of rape sexy.

00:01:08.720 Anderson Cooper cut immediately to a commercial at that point.

00:01:12.340 Carol, of course, accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her in a Bergdorf Goodman's dressing room sometime in the 1990s.

00:01:19.340 1990s. She actually wore a Diane von Furstenberg suit, claiming that was the suit she was wearing

00:01:25.540 when she was assaulted, only to learn that the suit had not yet been designed or issued or

00:01:31.320 manufactured. So a lot of questions about the veracity of Ms. Carroll. A civil jury later found

00:01:38.260 that President Trump was liable for sexual assault and defamation, leading to a massive financial

00:01:43.980 judgment. The president has, of course, appealed. This happened after the New York Democrats changed

00:01:49.660 the law specifically to allow this particular case to proceed. Little did they know that that

00:01:55.480 change in law would also jam up former Mayor Eric Adams and former Governor Andrew Cuomo in similar

00:02:02.840 sexual assault lawsuits. But now the focus has turned to Carroll's own statements under oath.

00:02:08.900 The reported investigation centers on a 2022 deposition in which Carol said she was personally responsible for her legal fees.

00:02:17.720 But then two weeks before the trial, her lawyer disclosed that billionaire Democrat donor Reid Hoffman, an Epstein Island regular,

00:02:26.580 had helped fund some of the legal funds and expenses for this assault on the president.

00:02:31.100 President Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, argued that Carol had concealed the truth for months.

00:02:36.260 The case is reportedly being handled by federal prosecutors in Chicago and officials in the Deputy Attorney General's office.

00:02:43.560 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is not involved because he previously represented Trump personally in this matter.

00:02:50.680 This investigation, in my opinion, is long overdue.

00:02:54.120 Those who conspired to destroy President Trump need to be held accountable, particularly when they themselves have lied.

00:02:59.540 For years, Democrats and their allies used civil litigation, media campaigns, and lying activists to batter the president politically while demeaning that everyone simply accept their narrative at face value.

00:03:11.900 Now, one of the highest-profile Trump accusers is under scrutiny herself.

00:03:16.560 If she lied under oath, she too should be held accountable.

00:03:19.860 This will also potentially scare off other false accusers have been weaponized since the days of, well, Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.

00:03:27.900 I've been watching the congressional redistricting very carefully because I think it's going to have a major impact on the 2026 elections.

00:03:35.840 Republicans, by my calculation, are poised to gain a major edge in the battle for control of the U.S. House,

00:03:42.900 with new redistricting maps potentially giving the Republicans as many as 10 additional seats leading into November.

00:03:49.960 The fight began in Texas, where Republicans redrew congressional boundaries to strengthen their chances of holding the House.

00:03:57.060 Democrats responded in states like California, but so far, Republicans appear to have the advantage.

00:04:02.800 Democrats overreached badly in Virginia, where they put on the ballot a ballot measure to gerrymander elections,

00:04:09.380 throwing out due deceptive language, attempting to bamboozle the voters.

00:04:13.440 They wanted to go from a delegation that is today six Democrats and five Republicans

00:04:18.740 to a delegation that would have been ten Democrats and one Republicans.

00:04:22.860 Fortunately, the states knocked that provision down.

00:04:27.320 Several Republican states across the South have moved aggressively after major Supreme Court ruling came forward,

00:04:34.400 determining race-based redistricting maps to be essentially unconstitutional.

00:04:39.460 In other words, you cannot draw a congressional district based on a racial quota or calculation.

00:04:45.440 Louisiana and Alabama are still pursuing maps that could further improve Republican prospects,

00:04:50.940 though court fires continue in those states. Republicans currently hold a narrow House

00:04:56.600 majority, and history suggests the president's party often faces serious headwinds in midterm

00:05:02.480 elections. At least that is the history. But then before Donald Trump, we never had a businessman

00:05:06.960 as president. So I would argue all the old rules are off. Republican strategies say resisting has

00:05:12.860 reduced the number of competitive seats Republicans must defend and could actually help the party

00:05:17.800 keep control. Democrats are calling the effort partisan gerrymandering, which is pretty funny

00:05:23.720 since that's what they have done in states like California and Illinois, as well as New York.

00:05:28.900 Democrats have traditionally and historically used every tool available to maximize their own power

00:05:34.980 in blue states, including California, where votes were asked to set aside an independent

00:05:39.780 redistricting commission in order to create more Democrat-friendly seats. Democrats have held

00:05:44.840 systematic advantages, while Republicans just sit on their hands and kind of let it happen.

00:05:49.900 But with President Trump as the leader of his party, Republicans are going on offense

00:05:53.560 to even the playing field. Both parties are now preparing for even more aggressive

00:05:59.080 map fights ahead of 2028. Republicans are using lawful tools to protect their majority,

00:06:05.300 while Democrats can only cry foul when they are losing the map-making war. In politics,

00:06:10.660 power unused is power wasted, lose power, but use power or lose power, as I say in Stone's

00:06:17.360 Rules, President Trump is showing Republicans how to strategically use their power to save

00:06:21.880 the country.

00:06:22.740 Freedom 250, which is the country's formal celebration of our 250th anniversary as a

00:06:28.880 country, has unveiled a star-studded musical lineup for America's semi-quintentional celebration,

00:06:36.100 marking 250 years since the nation's founding.

00:06:39.360 Free celebration, which will be on the National Mall, will feature iconic artists including Vanilla Bean, Bret Michaels, Poison and, of course, the Commodores, with organizers promising an unforgettably patriotic event.

00:06:52.840 Admission is free with an RSVP.

00:06:56.080 President Donald Trump created Task Force 250 by executive order to help lead the country's 250th birthday celebration.

00:07:03.620 That effort helped launch Freedom 250, a national initiative designed to bring the celebration of American independence to communities across the country.

00:07:13.180 The events will span more than two weeks and include all 50 states, with the flagship celebration taking place July 4th in Washington, D.C.

00:07:22.120 The White House says Freedom 250 will work with private groups, nonprofits, and educational institutions to carry this great celebration into the heartland.

00:07:30.700 The initiative also invites Americans to participate in leadership roles, including as state ambassadors and city liaisons.

00:07:38.480 Some events will feature Freedom Trucks, a custom-built mobile museum designed to bring an immersible American history experience directly to the American people.

00:07:48.880 Celebration expected to culminate on July 4th with an address by President Donald Trump and what the White House says will be the largest fireworks display in world history.

00:07:59.400 This could also be combined with a UFC fight from the White House lawn set place right now to take place on June 13th.

00:08:08.320 That, by the way, is the hottest ticket in town.

00:08:11.080 President Donald Trump's birthday also.

00:08:13.180 From a conservative perspective, this is exactly the kind of national birthday America deserves.

00:08:18.040 Bold, wholesome, patriotic and inclusive in the appropriate sense of the word.

00:08:23.180 Every man, woman and child who loves the country is invited to come and celebrate.

00:08:27.400 After years of allowing far-left activists to tear down the country, Freedom 250 offers Americans a chance to celebrate what makes us exceptional.

00:08:37.840 It's time to come together and unify behind the MAGA agenda and everything that is restoring American greatness.

00:08:44.060 Meanwhile, a new government accountability office is confirming the obvious, as they found that the Biden administration turned humanitarian parole into a mass catch and release pipeline at the southern border.

00:08:57.860 According to the Government Accounting Office's Research Department, the Department of Homeland Security under President Joe Biden and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, dramatically expanded parole authority between early 2021 and January 20th, 2025.

00:09:16.540 Before Biden, the authority had been used far more sparingly.

00:09:20.180 The report found that in fiscal years 2019 and 2020, parole was granted in roughly 3% to 28% of southwestern border encounters.

00:09:30.620 But beginning in the summer of 2021, those numbers surged dramatically.

00:09:35.640 By December 2022, 89% of encounters resulted in parole.

00:09:41.320 That means nearly 9 out of 10 illegal migrants encountered at the border were released into the country at the peak of Joe Biden's presidency.

00:09:49.800 The GAO also warned that the mass parole system overwhelmed immigration enforcement and left ICE without readily accessible information needed to track parole status, monitor migrants, and take enforcement action when appropriate.

00:10:03.600 These numbers show that the Biden border crisis was a planned policy. 0.62

00:10:10.360 The Biden administration made the conscious decision to overturn the country with illegals. 0.63

00:10:15.080 The Biden administration used bureaucratic language in an attempt to disguise their open border policies of first release, track later, and enforce never. 0.98

00:10:24.880 They attempted to bamboozle the public into supporting this, but all that happened was a major backlash.

00:10:30.760 That backlash helped bring Donald Trump back into the White House.

00:10:34.200 Now, a firm majority of the public supports mass deportations and recognizes illegal immigration as an existential threat to our country. 0.58

00:10:43.380 Democrats will turn back on the spigot of illegal immigrations as soon as they come back into power, if they do.

00:10:49.740 That is why we can't let that happen. 0.82

00:10:51.800 It begins with a sharp rebuke of Democrats during the crucial midterm elections.

00:10:55.780 In Minnesota, a Somali woman was charged with a massive Medicaid fraud.

00:11:00.980 federal authorities have arrested two Minnesota women accused of running a massive Medicare fraud scheme

00:11:06.680 that allegedly stole more than $21 million from taxpayers through the state's autism treatment program.

00:11:14.220 Prosecutors say Shemso Ahmed Hassan, 55, and Hanan Maral Yasuf, also 25,

00:11:22.060 were indicted on multiple charges tied to fraudulent buildings through Smart Therapy Center and the Star Autism Center.

00:11:30.220 Investigators alleged the scheme ran from May 2020 through December 2024

00:11:35.320 and involved roughly $46.6 million in fraudulent Medicare claims,

00:11:41.940 with about $21.2 million actually paid out.

00:11:46.200 Authorities say the center's bill for autism services

00:11:49.000 that either never happened or were not eligible for reimbursement.

00:11:53.300 Prosecutors also alleged the defendants paid kickbacks to families

00:11:57.300 in order to enroll children, allowing the businesses to keep Medicaid in those children's names.

00:12:03.400 Two women faced charges, including conspiracy to commit health care fraud,

00:12:07.480 eight counts of health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States,

00:12:11.540 making a false statement related to health care matters, and two counts of money laundering.

00:12:16.560 Officials have said some of the money was sent to Kenya in Africa.

00:12:20.240 Both of those charged remain in federal custody pending further proceedings.

00:12:27.300 This case is another outrageous example of taxpayers being looted by foreign invaders caused by government programs operating with weak rules and oversight. 0.94

00:12:38.040 Democrats, of course, are happy to look the other way to reward their new Americans who are imported here to keep them in power in perpetuity. 0.94

00:12:46.820 The Trump administration deserves credit for cracking down on these illicit schemes.

00:12:51.500 Other administrations, even them, some run by Republicans, would have turned a blind eye at a fear of looking racist.

00:12:58.400 No, not the Trump administration.

00:13:00.240 They will give no free passes to diversity.

00:13:02.560 If you're committing fraud against the taxpayers, you should and will be held accountable.

00:13:08.020 You should be. No excuses.

00:13:09.900 I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to The Stone Zone.

00:13:12.220 We've got more politics on the other side, so please don't go away.

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00:13:28.220 i'm your genial host roger stone well president donald trump has refiled his defamation lawsuit

00:13:34.380 against the wall street journalist publisher and two reporters over a daly 2025 story involving an

00:13:41.420 alleged birthday letter to jeffrey epstein bearing trump's name the new lawsuit seeks 10 billion

00:13:47.740 in damages and accuses the paper of glaring failures in journalistic ethics and accurate

00:13:53.600 reporting. President Trump's legal team says the journal falsely presented as fact that President

00:13:59.240 Trump wrote, drew, and signed a lewd 2003 birthday letter to Epstein, despite failing to show any

00:14:06.820 proof of the letter's legitimacy. I've been personal friends and a advisor to President

00:14:12.080 Donald Trump for over 50 years. I've never known him to draw, write, or sign a lewd birthday card.

00:14:20.140 In fact, I've never seen a birthday card from him at all. He will drop you a note many times

00:14:25.540 with a signature, but he's not an artist. President Trump has denied writing a letter

00:14:30.660 and no evidence has emerged proving that he ever authorized any such letter. Still,

00:14:35.560 it was presented as if it was fact by the fake news media, seemingly without any independent

00:14:41.020 authentication or verification. The earlier version of the same lawsuit was dismissed last year

00:14:46.720 after a federal judge that President Trump had no plausibly alleged actual malice. But the

00:14:53.740 president's legal team says they're pressing forward, strongly disagreeing with the ruling

00:14:58.680 and believing it to be improper. They are doggedly focused on holding media outlets accountable for

00:15:04.680 political smears meant to imply that President Trump was an associate of the infamous pedophile.

00:15:10.240 As we know, Trump cut Jeffrey Epstein off in 2004 prior to his being exposed on sex crimes in Florida.

00:15:19.520 Contrast that with Bill and Hillary Clinton, who took money from him, who socialized with him, who visited his island and utilized his airplane.

00:15:27.920 Stark difference. But the media doesn't talk about that.

00:15:30.760 The Journal has stood by its reporting with parent company Dow Jones,

00:15:34.800 previously saying it had full confidence in the rigors and the accuracy of their story.

00:15:39.300 In other words, the fake news is saying, trust us, we know what we're doing.

00:15:44.200 But with anyone with a memory knows, they lack credibility.

00:15:47.240 For years, major media outlets have published damaging claims about Trump,

00:15:51.020 often with enormous political consequences, while expecting immunity from any accountability.

00:15:56.400 President Trump has filed major lawsuits against other media organizations,

00:16:01.180 and he has won them, including one against the New York Times and currently won by the BBC.

00:16:06.800 I know because the BBC is seeking to subpoena me in that very lawsuit.

00:16:12.540 They want to know about my conversations with Donald Trump on January 6th.

00:16:16.000 My answer will be very short.

00:16:17.660 I didn't have any.

00:16:18.780 No communications whatsoever.

00:16:21.200 But both of the Times and the BBC are accusing the president,

00:16:26.000 and he in turn is seeking damages against them for defamation and partisan distortion.

00:16:32.380 Distractors may say these outlets have free speech,

00:16:35.340 And while that's at least partially true, freedom of speech does not mean freedom to smear.

00:16:41.220 If powerful news outlets want to shape public opinion, they should be prepared to defend their work and defend their reporting in court.

00:16:49.000 They don't have the right to defame, even when it comes to someone with as big a public profile as President Donald Trump.

00:16:55.360 The Wall Street general should be forced to pay for their reckless actions in this particular matter.

00:17:00.460 I'm Roger Stone. You're listening to The Stone Zone.

00:17:02.860 We'll be more. We'll be right back with more politics on the other side.

00:17:10.340 The Stone Zone, entertaining and informative on the Red Apple Podcast Network.

00:17:17.600 I'm Roger Stone. We're back in the Stone Zone.

00:17:20.340 Well, former First Lady Jill Biden is now admitting what millions of Americans saw with their own eyes during Joe Biden's disastrous June 2024 debate against Donald Trump.

00:17:31.700 At the time, the former first lady publicly praised her husband, telling him, you did such a great job.

00:17:38.280 You answered all the questions in a moment.

00:17:41.040 Many critics compared to a teacher encouraging a child.

00:17:44.820 But now Jill Biden says she in her upcoming memoir says she was deceiving the public the entire time and was actually terrified.

00:17:54.640 She now says, oh, my God, he's having a stroke.

00:17:57.600 That's how bad his performance in the debate was.

00:17:59.820 She said the performance frightened her, although she insists she had never seen Joe Biden act like that before or since.

00:18:06.860 To me, that's yet another obvious lie.

00:18:09.500 Former Biden insiders are calling out Jill on her nonsense.

00:18:13.300 One former aide told the New York Post that Jill Biden should have been candid at the moment, not years later.

00:18:19.240 After reportedly joked the memoir belongs in the fictionist aisle.

00:18:23.880 I agree with that.

00:18:24.660 The Biden White House originally blamed the debate disaster on jet lag and a cold, but Jill Biden's new comments raise an obvious question.

00:18:33.400 If she feared a possible stroke, why was the public told it was just a minor illness?

00:18:39.040 The obvious answer is that we were being gaslighted and deceived on a never-before-seen scale.

00:18:45.520 The truth is, Joe Biden was mentally and physically impaired throughout his entire presidency.

00:18:51.500 In fact, during his campaign for president.

00:18:53.740 Americans were told not to believe their lying eyes, and Joe Biden stumbled through speeches, interviews, and public appearances, shook hands with people that didn't exist, continually fell down, couldn't figure out how to exit the stage, and on many occasions didn't seem to know where he was.

00:19:10.060 What I really liked is when he gave an obituary speech for a member of Congress and asked them to stand up.

00:19:15.900 It was clear that he was cognitively impaired his entire four-year span in the White House, which was a cruel, prolonged instance of elder abuse.

00:19:25.700 Democrats were forced to replace Biden with Kamala Harris, who somehow may have been even worse as a candidate than Joe Biden.

00:19:33.980 Good luck selling those memoirs, Jill.

00:19:36.160 Hopefully your husband will be determined mentally fit to stand trial because I believe he took massive bribes during the time he was vice president.

00:19:45.300 The Treasury Department plans a $250 bill with Donald Trump's picture on it.

00:19:50.280 The Treasury Department is reportedly preparing for the possibility of a new $250 commemorative bank note honoring President Trump as America marks its 250th anniversary.

00:20:03.400 Administration officials have pushed the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design the note, which would feature Trump's image and signature.

00:20:10.380 The Treasury Department says it's conducting planning and due diligence in response to legislation sponsored by Representative Joe Wilson.

00:20:20.440 If approved, the note would mark a dramatic first.

00:20:24.200 You see, no living person has ever appeared on U.S. paper currency since the 1800s.

00:20:30.380 They've already announced at the Mint that they intend to do a $1 coin, gold coin, on the 250th anniversary.

00:20:38.660 Today, it's currently legal to have a living president on a coin, and the various requirements have been passed to do that.

00:20:47.760 So the coins, there'll be initial 2 million of them issued, as I understand it, will be issued in time for 250 anniversary of the country.

00:20:58.840 But we may also have a piece of paper money, a $250 bill.

00:21:03.940 A current law, including the Thayer minute, does bar living people from appearing on official

00:21:08.800 currency, meaning Congress would likely need to act before the note that they have in mind

00:21:13.680 could become a reality.

00:21:15.580 The idea is more than deserve considering what President Trump means to our nation.

00:21:20.080 He's not just another politician.

00:21:22.420 President Trump is a historic figure who's transformed American politics, survived years

00:21:27.280 of phony investigations, coup attempts, and multiple attempts on his own life.

00:21:32.160 One of the greatest feats ever performed in political history, President Trump returned to the White House against all odds and is now presiding over the nation's 250th anniversary.

00:21:43.260 The proposed $250 currency note would serve as a powerful symbol of that moment, a bold tribute to America's founding, its resilience, and a president who revived national greatness at a time when the country was teetering on the brink.

00:22:00.500 Democrats, when this was announced, were predictably outraged over the possibility of President Trump appearing on her currency, and they're already trying to block the measure.

00:22:12.320 Despite their haranguing, honoring President Trump on a commemorative note is a no-brainer, in my opinion.

00:22:18.200 Americans reserve its highest symbols for consequential leaders.

00:22:21.520 Also, as the president noted, it is the most consequential leaders that historically they have tried or succeeded in assassinating.

00:22:29.880 And whether the left likes it or not, President Trump has earned a place among them.

00:22:33.900 After we get the $250 bill done, my next stop is putting President Donald Trump's face on Mount Rushmore where it belongs.

00:22:43.080 Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna of Florida has already sponsored that legislation.

00:22:48.000 I want to see Trump up there with the other presidents.

00:22:51.220 California is now, unbelievably, considering a 100% tax on the proposed anti-weaponization payout.

00:22:59.360 Now, we don't know yet whether the president will succeed in creating the $1.6 billion anti-weaponization fund.

00:23:08.340 See, the president had a lawsuit against the IRS for illegally leaking the tax returns of himself and members of his family, a lawsuit he most definitely would have won.

00:23:19.420 He settled the lawsuit, but rather than putting that money in his pocket, he wants it to be used to compensate those who were the victims of weaponization.

00:23:28.460 Newsom, the governor of California, says his administration will seek a 100 percent tax on any California resident who receives money from President Trump's new one point seven billion dollar anti-websation fund should it become a reality.

00:23:44.260 Newsom blasted the program as a slush fund and said Californians who had their lives upended by federal overreach should not be allowed to benefit from it.

00:23:53.120 He argued the fund rewards people connected to January 6th, claiming President Trump pardoned individuals who attacked police and is now paying them.

00:24:01.520 Of course, the number of January 6ers who actually attacked police is extremely lean.

00:24:05.660 The only two people killed on January 6th were both unarmed and shot and killed by Capitol Hill police officers without warning at a time that they weren't menacing anyone.

00:24:15.540 President Trump has defended the fund as a restitution for Americans harmed by the evil, corrupt, and weaponized Biden administration.

00:24:23.640 This isn't just for those who were victimized on January 6th.

00:24:26.840 What about those parents who were arrested because they attended school board meetings to protest to the curriculum being taught to their children?

00:24:35.000 Or those who were convicted of the crime of praying outside an abortion clinic?

00:24:40.660 Many people have asked me because of my own case whether I will file a claim.

00:24:44.900 In all honesty, I'd like to see those whose due process rights were violated on January 6th and who were put in inhumane prison conditions that violated the Geneva Convention taken care of first.

00:24:57.180 In New York, Democratic Assemblyman Alex Boris has introduced similar legislation to oppose a 100 percent tax on fund recipients.

00:25:06.780 Democrat law media for New Jersey reporting preparing their own version.

00:25:10.040 It's hard to believe that these putative measures would not be thrown out in a legal challenge, but the statement is clear.

00:25:17.100 Democrats spent years defending lawfare, politically charged investigations, and the weaponization of government against Trump and his supporters.

00:25:24.980 But now they are busted.

00:25:26.880 Thanks to Tosi Gabbard, we know that Russia, Russia, Russia was, as the president says, not just a hoax, perhaps the greatest hoax in American history.

00:25:36.840 She also declassified documents that prove that the Trump impeachment was a fraud, that the cute little Vindman brothers, you remember them in their little uniforms?

00:25:47.600 They were dealing with a CIA whistleblower, Eric Ciamella, who was lying about the entire thing, being coached by Senator, then Congressman Adam Schiff.

00:25:59.000 These are not this is not conjecture.

00:26:00.880 this isn't a political argument. Tulsi Gabbard has declassified all the federal documents that

00:26:06.500 prove both of these points. Now, when the administration tries to compensate Americans

00:26:11.060 who say they were targeted, blue state leaders want to confiscate every dollar. Newsom's proposal

00:26:17.200 is not accountability. It's a tantrum from Democrats who cannot accept that they lost

00:26:22.320 the message battle. Nobody believes January 6th was an insurrection. We now know that there were

00:26:27.460 274 plainclothes FBI agents who are agitators in the crowd. The public even declined to put

00:26:34.760 President Trump back in office. Pardon me, the public even decided to put President Trump back

00:26:39.940 into office after years of hysterical propaganda from the Democrats. Overreaches such as these

00:26:45.880 proposed tax schemes only hammer the point home. Democrats are petty, vindictive, and not serious

00:26:52.060 about unifying or leading our country, and they refuse to abandon their completely debunked

00:26:58.280 narrative about the Russian collusion hoax, the impeachment, or January 6th. Meanwhile,

00:27:05.800 in more kooky leftist news coming out of California, the State Assembly has passed a

00:27:10.400 bill critics are calling the Stop Nick Shirley Act, an act that makes a mockery of free speech

00:27:16.420 meant to chill citizen journalism and shield taxpayer-funded immigration groups engaged in

00:27:22.540 fraud from scrutiny. Assembly Bill 2624 passed 57-19 with support coming from Democrats in the

00:27:30.380 lower chamber. The bill was authored by Democrat Assemblyman Mia Bonta, wife of California Attorney

00:27:36.500 General Rob Bonta. The measure is meant to protect immigration support workers from supposed threats

00:27:42.900 and potential violence, but the language is written so broadly

00:27:46.560 that it would expose independent journalists and investigators to legal

00:27:50.580 risk when reporting accurately on non-profits, NGOs,

00:27:55.080 health care facilities, or immigration service providers

00:27:58.220 that receive public tax money. Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio

00:28:02.720 warned the bill was written to silence citizen journalists

00:28:06.520 and shield taxpayer-funded organizations from public scrutiny.

00:28:10.600 Independent journalist Nick Shirley, whose reporting has scrutinized California's exploitation of illegal immigrants by shady left-wing public-funded entities, said the bill would make it far harder to expose fraud in immigration support services.

00:28:25.880 After a sustained backlash, the bill was amended to narrow its language, focusing on cases where someone posts personal information or images with specific intent to incite or threaten imminent bodily harm.

00:28:39.920 However, the danger remains as it gives politically connected groups the ability to use legal pressure to intimidate those asking uncomfortable but important questions.

00:28:52.160 Then, independent journalists are at the mercy of far-left activist judges who use their discretion to issue these draconian punishments.

00:29:00.480 From a conservative or common-sense perspective, this is another alarming move by the California Democrats.

00:29:07.120 Instead of welcoming transparency, they appear more interested in protecting the immigration industrial complex from cameras, questions and accountability.

00:29:17.180 Citizen journalists have helped expose what legacy media ignores.

00:29:21.740 Sacramento should not be writing laws that scare independent journalists into silence.

00:29:27.680 Meanwhile, the Trump accounts application is now available nationwide, marking a major step in President Trump's push to build wealth and financial literacy for America's future generations.

00:29:40.300 Treasury Secretary Scott Besson, in my opinion, one of the very best appointees of the Trump administration, announced the launch on Thursday, saying the app will make it easy for millions of Americans to sign up, contribute and watch investments grow over time.

00:29:55.740 Programs designed around a simple conservative idea to help children start investing early, build ownership and learn the value of long term growth.

00:30:07.260 Nearly six million children have already signed up for Trump accounts, according to Secretary Besson.

00:30:12.700 Treasury Department says the next phase will begin activating accounts for American families ahead of the official July 4th launch.

00:30:20.660 Parents and legal guardians who submitted IRS Form 4547 will be receiving email instructions to complete the step.

00:30:30.560 The activation emails will be sent in phases between now and Independence Day.

00:30:35.820 The app was created in partnership with the Bank of New York, Mellon and Robinhood, combining government backed starter accounts with private sector tools.

00:30:44.680 Besson has said Trump accounts could become one of President Trump's most enduring legacy achievements, helping generations of Americans participate in wealth creation that will also curb dependence on government programs and spending.

00:30:59.500 Now, this is a policy that works to restore the building blocks of our capitalist system of ownership, investment, family responsibility, and opportunity.

00:31:10.080 Instead of teaching children to lie on government to take care of them from cradle to grave, Trump accounts encourage them to think like builders, savers, and future stakeholders in America's prosperity.

00:31:21.320 Participation in the Trump accounts will make the next generation into stakeholders

00:31:26.420 Help them understand the markets

00:31:28.380 Make it less likely for them to fall for socialist lies

00:31:31.640 The program could have a revolutionary impact on the nation's long-term prosperity

00:31:36.240 In other words, Trump accounts are for Donald Trump

00:31:39.380 What Social Security was for Franklin Delano Roosevelt

00:31:43.080 I'm Roger Stone, you're listening to The Stone Zone

00:31:45.920 And we'll be right back with the latest political news on the other side

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00:33:16.600 you're diving again headlong back into the stone zone. Well, the FDA is facing serious questions

00:33:23.020 about whether officials buried internal concerns about child deaths reported after COVID-19

00:33:29.940 vaccinations. In September of 2025, then FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makari publicly acknowledged

00:33:37.240 that the agency was investigating reports of children who had died following the COVID shots.

00:33:42.300 But according to people familiar with internal discussions, a fierce dispute was already underway inside the agency over what the evidence showed and whether the public would be allowed to see it.

00:33:53.760 An internal review by Dr. Tracy Beth Hogue examined roughly 96 pediatric death reports supported to the VAERS system, the Federal Vaccination Adverse Event Database.

00:34:07.060 About 25 cases reportedly became serious enough for high-level discussion.

00:34:11.260 The findings are expected to be presented publicly at a Center for Disease Control advisory meeting, but leaks and internal pushback derailed that plan.

00:34:21.160 Months later, an internal memo from then-FDI vaccination chief Dr. Vinay Prasad reportedly stated that at least 10 children had died after and because of the COVID vaccination, calling it a profound revelation.

00:34:36.140 Later reviews downgraded the filings with one analysis, classifying two deaths as probably or likely and five as possible.

00:34:44.880 Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is now demanding answers from the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, citing concerns about a possible cover up and noting that fatal myocarditis cases represented new safety information that deserves to be understood by lawmakers as well as the American public.

00:35:05.380 The FDA's apparent cover-up of these child deaths relates to COVID vaccination just shows why millions no longer trust the government when it comes to public health.

00:35:16.080 Parents were pumped full of fear porn, ordered to obey, attacked if they asked any question, and coerced into trusting the big pharma-approved experts throughout the pandemic.

00:35:26.520 All the while, the government was hiding information about the dangers of vaccinations for children who had virtually no chance of dying from COVID-19.

00:35:36.040 This is a major scandal and heads must roll when we get all of the answers.

00:35:42.440 In the meantime, let's see, California is got a bunch of crazy stuff going on.

00:35:49.420 But above all, there's a new focus on these weight loss drugs.

00:35:55.100 New research is raising serious questions about whether GLP-1 or weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovi, Mongiorno, and Zepbound may be doing actual harm to the brain.

00:36:08.080 These drugs were sold primarily as breakthroughs for diabetes, obesity, appetite control, and blood sugar.

00:36:15.380 Scientists are now studying whether they also affect brain networks tied to attention, reward, addiction, motivation, cognitive and emotional health as well.

00:36:27.540 As the University of Colorado at Anschutz researchers studying teens and young women with a hormonal disorder found unexpected brain scan changes after only a few months of the GLP-1 drugs.

00:36:41.920 Connections in the salience network, which helps direct attention, appeared to increase.

00:36:47.500 Researchers say that they do not know exactly what it means, but if it is good or bad remains to be seen.

00:36:53.760 Other studies are exploring whether the weight loss drugs may reduce alcohol cravings, influence addiction pathways, affect inflammation, or even play some kind of role in diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

00:37:08.660 Some patients report benefits including reduced food noise and less desire for alcohol, but not all of the reports are positive.

00:37:17.120 Some users describe brain fog, emotional flatness, lower motivation, less pleasure, and reduced sexual desire.

00:37:25.280 That raises a deeper concern.

00:37:28.500 Are these drugs simply quieting destructive cravings or are they altering parts of the brain that more broadly impact personality and desire?

00:37:37.480 This is another sign that buying into pharmaceutical hype after long-term evidence is clear can lead to some negative side effects.

00:37:45.540 Remember Vioxx, the miracle pain reliever that would go on to cause between 27,000 and 60,000 excess heart attacks and deaths?

00:37:54.360 Tens of millions are now taking these weight loss drugs, and I believe they may be dangerous.

00:37:58.820 I'm Roger Stone. Thanks for joining me today in the Stone Zone.

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