Let's start with some facts. He has a tattoo of Richard Nixon on his back. He was 19 years old during Watergate. Stone is best known as a political consultant / lobbyist. He created the DC consulting firm Black, Manaford, and Stone. Most says he intimately knows the convention process.
Stone says that everyone in Washington is for sale. He charges money for access to elected officials. He created a PAC to get around the $5k campaign donation limits for candidates. He thinks morals are a weakness. He also says that Julian Assange (of WikiLeaks) is a hero.
Stone has had successes and failures during his long tenure. He was a regional director for Ronald Reagan in 3 states. But he also was an advisor for Dole/Kemp. Recently he is in the limelight for his dealing with the Trump campaign. He recommend that Trump run for president way back in 1987. He served as Trump's chief political advisor in 2015. Based on who you talk to, he was either fired or quit from Trump's camp.
What does Stone say for himself? Well he has a list of rules that he calls Stone's Rules. Here is a notable quote from him: "You have to be outrageous to get noticed."
