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Roger Stone Allegedly Sent Texts Threatening Political Retribution

Text messages attributed to Roger Stone allegedly discuss retribution against the Cuomo brothers and others, according to reports from two news outlets.

First reported

By NewsNation on May 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT

Last update

May 23, 2026 at 11:15 AM EDT

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Roger Stone Allegedly Sent Texts Threatening Political Retribution
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In brief

Text messages attributed to Roger Stone allegedly discuss retribution against the Cuomo brothers and others, according to reports from two news outlets.

Facts about this story

  1. 1

    Text messages allegedly attributed to Roger Stone discuss political retribution against the Cuomo brothers and others.

  2. 2

    The Hill and NewsNation both reported on the alleged messages, citing the same general story.

  3. 3

    The messages have not been publicly authenticated by Stone or an independent authority.

  4. 4

    No criminal charges have been reported in connection with the alleged texts.

  5. 5

    The full list of alleged targets beyond the Cuomo brothers has not been publicly disclosed.

Background

Roger Stone is a longtime Republican political operative and former adviser to Donald Trump. He was convicted in 2019 on charges including obstruction, witness tampering, and making false statements tied to the Mueller investigation, and was subsequently pardoned by Trump in 2020. The Cuomo brothers - former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and media personality Chris Cuomo - have both faced sustained public and legal scrutiny in recent years. Andrew Cuomo resigned the governorship in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, while Chris Cuomo was dismissed from CNN later that year over his role in advising his brother's response to those allegations.

Framing Analytics

Shows how coverage differs in tone, emphasis, factual density, and emotional pull.

How coverage differs in tone, emphasis, facts, and emotional pull.

Not a truth score

These signals help explain how the story is being covered. They do not decide which source is correct.

Reality Gap

Measures how far the main narratives differ across detected source groups. Low means the coverage mostly agrees on the core facts.

0/100

No partisan divergence detected in this source set

Shared realitySeparate realities

Hype Meter

Estimates how sensational, alarmist, or clickbait-like the coverage language appears.

10/100

Mostly restrained tone

Hype meter gaugeCalmAlarmist

Fact Density

Estimates how much of the coverage is built around concrete facts, names, dates, figures, and direct claims.

85% facts

15% opinion, speculation, or commentary

85%

Hard facts

15%

Opinion / framing

Emotion Radar

Shows emotional tone signals in the coverage, such as fear, anger, hope, or pride.

No pull detected

All emotion signals are 0/10

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Fear

0/10

Anger

0/10

Hope

0/10

Joy / Pride

Coverage Spectrum

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Center coverage leads this sample

Based on the currently detected sources.

This is not a truth score. It shows which parts of the media landscape are covering the story.

Center

0%

Left

100%

Center

0%

Right

No tracked coverage from left or right sources in this sample.

Blindspot:Shows a possible coverage gap in the detected source sample. It does not prove intentional omission. Left- and right-leaning outlets completely ignored allegations of Roger Stone threatening political retribution against the Cuomo brothers, leaving coverage only to centrist sources.

How each source frames it

The Hill logo
The Hill

4 days ago

Roger Stone allegedly discussed political retribution against Cuomo brothers, others in text messages

“The Hill frames the story around the alleged content of the texts, emphasizing the discussion of political retribution without asserting direct threats.”

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NewsNation logo
NewsNation

4 days ago

Roger Stone allegedly threatened political retribution against Cuomo brothers, others in text messages

“NewsNation uses stronger language, characterizing the messages as threats rather than discussions, reflecting a slightly more direct framing of the same underlying report.”

Read original source

Original sources

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2 articles tracked

The Hill logo
The Hill

Roger Stone allegedly discussed political retribution against Cuomo brothers, others in text messages

May 19, 11:47 AM

NewsNation logo
NewsNation

Roger Stone allegedly threatened political retribution against Cuomo brothers, others in text messages

May 19, 11:15 AM

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