Roger Stone Attacks 'Contemptible' Leakers For Divided Loyalties

Roger Stone, a controversial GOP operative and avid supporter of President Trump, blasted White House leakers in an interview with The Hill, complaining that too many Trump staffers have divided loyalties.

For Stone, the leaks that have afflicted the administration throughout its first weeks are a byproduct of bringing too many people into the fold whose allegiance is to the Republican Party rather than the president.

Describing the leaks as “contemptible” and saying they were bringing “dishonor” to Trump, Stone added:

“This is the problem when you people your administration, particularly your White House, with people who weren’t for you, who didn’t support you for the nomination … and in some cases still didn’t support you [in the general election]. When you are hiring party regulars for jobs that Trump loyalists could fill, I think you are inviting the problem.”

When told that some people would see such charges as a jab at figures including White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and press secretary Sean Spicer, Stone said, “So be it.”