The NY Times reports tonight what might seem to be just a nasty piece of insider NY State politics: An anonymous phone call, made to Bernard Spitzer, father of former NY Attorney General and now Governor, Elliot Spitzer, threatened that the elder would be “compelled by the Senate sergeant at arms” to testify about “shady campaign loans” he made to his son during Eliot Spitzer’s unsuccessful campaign for attorney general in 1994.
The story goes on: “If you resist this subpoena, you will be arrested and brought to Albany,” the message says, according to a transcript. The message also calls Governor Spitzer a “phony” and a “psycho.”
The elder Spitzer’s attorneys retained the investigative services of Kroll and Associates which traced the numer appearing on Spitzer’s caller ID. The reported it was linked to listings under the name of Nydia Stone, wife of Roger J. Stone. The linking of Stone to the threatening call is just the latest in a 35-year trail of dirty tricks by Mr. Stone on behalf of the Republican party.