Roger Stone, a political operative whose 40-month prison sentence was commuted this month by President Donald Trump, his longtime friend, used a racial slur on air while verbally sparring with a Los Angeles-based Black radio host. I'm nobody's NEGRO (The Roger Stone Podcast audio)https://t.co/9bMJOVGhgZ —@MrMokellyHe characterized the word as the "low-calorie version of the N-Word." Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison, but Trump commuted that sentence on July 10 — just days before Stone was to report for detention. In a statement, Stone defended himself by saying that anyone familiar with him "knows I despise racism!" In his statement, Stone noted that some of the program's audio was garbled and alleged that there was cross-talk from another radio show and that his sound was cut off.

Source: CBC News July 19, 2020 20:37 UTC