In The Doghouse: Roger Stone Raged At Comedian’s Pooch

on September 7, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: Randy Credico leaves with his dog Bianca from the U.S. District Court, September 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. Credico, a comedian with ties to Roger Stone, was subpoenaed by special coun... WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: Randy Credico leaves with his dog Bianca from the U.S. District Court, September 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. Credico, a comedian with ties to Roger Stone, was subpoenaed by special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before the grand jury today. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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When Roger Stone allegedly wanted to threaten a key witness in the Mueller investigation, he went after the target’s dog.

The dog — a Coton de Tulear named Bianca — belongs to New York City comedian, radio host and moonlighting civil rights activist Randy Credico. He takes the pooch wherever he goes — be it the Mueller grand jury or Talking Points Memo’s 2018 holiday party.

Stone, possibly sensing a vulnerable point in the man who he claimed was the “real” conduit to Wikileaks, threatened to disappear Bianca in an alleged bid to intimidate Credico away from testifying, according to the federal grand jury indictment of Stone.

Stone allegedly threatened to “take that dog away from you” in a series of April 2018 messages where the longtime GOP operative called Credico a “rat” and “stoolie,” according to the indictment.

Credico had Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on his radio show in August 2016 and communicated with Stone in the days leading up to the October 2016 release of Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails, the indictment alleged.

Stone, who has a tattoo of Richard Nixon emblazoned on his upper back, purportedly added after the Bianca threat that “I am so ready. Let’s get it on. Prepare to die [expletive],” according to the indictment.

Credico’s phone was turned off when TPM called for comment. He did not immediately reply to a text message regarding the threats against Bianca.

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  1. “a Coton de Tulear named Bianca”

  2. I hope he gets a chance to try his tough guy act in prison. Someone will be wearing his Nixon tattoo as a hat.

  3. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    I wonder how fast Roger will be a rolling over Stone?

  4. The layers of weirdness are just endless here, aren’t they? It’s positively cartoonish.

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