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CNN Analyst David Gergen Facing Backlash After Saying Roger Stone Might ‘Get Raped’ in Prison

A CNN political analyst speculated Tuesday that Roger Stone could be raped if he ends up going to prison.

“Roger Stone must also worry that if he goes there — you know, he’s seen as something of a dandy — will he be physically safe? Will he be subject to rape?” David Gergen said on CNN Tuesday afternoon. “I mean, there must be a lot of things are going through his mind.”

The FBI raided Stone’s home, and he was arrested, late last month early in the morning at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

CNN was there with a camera crew to capture the moment he was arrested, just after 6:00 a.m., and many suspect CNN was tipped off, although the network says it had other reasons to believe Stone might be arrested that day.

Gergen said it was odd of Stone to circulate these conspiracies, which he has done on his Instagram page since he was arrested in January, but said it was even more odd that Trump decided to surround himself with people like Stone.

Conservative Twitter was furious:

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