Opposition Research and Political Infighting
- In the spring of 2007, Roger Stone, a political consultant in the employ of New York state senator Joseph Bruno, was forced to resign after leaving threatening phone messages on the answering machine of the 85-year-old father of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, alleging that Spitzer's campaign finances were conducted improperly. In November of that same year, Stone sent a letter to the FBI detailing Spitzer's sexual preferences with prostitutes and sexual props, right down to his black calf-length socks. Stone was considered to be an authoritative source because he frequented the same prostitutes as a client himself. A subsequent Justice Department investigation produced evidence that ultimately led to Spitzer's resignation as governor. Joseph Bruno, Stone's client, has been a longtime political enemy of Eliot Spitzer.
- In April 2009, Politico reported that the following exchange took place between former George W. Bush administration staffer Karl Rove and Jason Roe, former chief of staff to former Florida U.S. Representative Tom Feeney, in a Washington, D.C. restaurant, after Rove had criticized fellow Republican Feeney in a national broadcast on the Fox News Network
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