Before getting suspended, Roger Stone tweeted that CNN's Don Lemon was "dumber than dog sh--" and deserved to be mocked and punished. Roger Stone vows legal action over Twitter suspension 
 
 President Donald Trump's longtime associate Roger Stone said "the battle against free speech has just begun" as the political provocateur tangles with Twitter over his account's suspension. 
 
 "This is a strange way to do business and part and parcel of the systematic effort by the tech left to censor and silence conservative voices," Stone said Sunday in an email to POLITICO. 
 
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 Stone added that after communicating with "prominent telecommunication attorneys," he has decided to bring legal action against Twitter. It's not clear what the basis for that action would be. 
 
 Stone lashed out at CNN anchor Don Lemon and others on Friday night, seemingly responding to reports that an indictment from special prosecutor Robert Mueller was imminent in the ongoing probe into the Trump election campaign's alleged ties to Russia. 
 
 Stone tweeted that Lemon was "dumber than dog sh--" and deserved to be mocked and punished. 
 
 For his part, Stone said a bevy of threats have been levied against him and his family on the platform. 
 
 "I have been inundated on Twitter with death threats, threats to kill my wife, my family, my children and even my dogs yet Twitter seems unconcerned with these bloggers." 
 
 Responding to reports that he could be kicked off the platform for good, Stone said he was told his suspension would be for "three hours and 22 minutes" and that Twitter representatives have never informed him of a permanent ban. 
 
 On Saturday, a Twitter spokesperson highlighted the social media site's policies against harassment and abuse, and incitement for others to harass. A Twitter spokesperson was not immediately available to respond to Stone's claims. 
 
 Under Twitter's current guidelines, Stone could face a permanent suspension. 
 
 While he does not have an official White House role, Stone was reported to be actively lobbying the president recently over his decision to release the remaining sealed and redacted documents surrounding the JFK assassination. 
 
 ||||| Although Stone's account is gone, some of his tweets were embedded by news outlets in stories, so the text remains. 
 
 Roger Stone has been banned from Twitter permanently after a vulgar meltdown Friday aimed at CNN reporters, which included threats, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. 
 
 The close friend and former adviser to Donald Trump went on a tirade after CNN reported Robert Mueller approved the first charges into his investigation on the Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential election. 
 
 A spokesperson for Twitter said the company did not comment on individual accounts. 
 
 However, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Hollywood Reporter the suspension is permanent. 
 
 "We believe in freedom of expression and in speaking truth to power, but that means little as an underlying philosophy if voices are silenced because people are afraid to speak up," the source said. "In order to ensure that people feel safe expressing diverse opinions and beliefs, we do not tolerate behavior that crosses the line into abuse, including behavior that harasses, intimidates or uses fear to silence another user’s voice." 
 
 Stone later vowed to bring legal action against the social media platform, though he did not specify beyond saying he was communicating with "prominent telecommunication attorneys." 
 
 "The battle against free speech has just begun," Stone told Politico in response to the ban. "This is a strange way to do business and part and parcel of the systematic effort by the tech left to censor and silence conservative voices." 
 
 Stone, who has been suspended before for violations of Twitter rules, added that he was told his suspension would last for "three hours and 22 minutes" and was not informed of a permanent ban. 
 
 Although Stone's account is gone, some of his tweets were embedded by news outlets in stories, so the text remains. 
 
 ".@donlemon stop lying about about the Clinton's and Uranium you ignorant lying covksucker !!!! You fake news you dumb piece of shit," Stone wrote in a tweet. ".@jaketapper must be held accountable for his lies and very severely punished #Fakenewsasswipe." 
 
 Oct. 29, 7:40 a.m. Updated with Stone's legal comments.
– Roger Stone has one less social media account at his fingertips, reports the Hollywood Reporter, after Twitter banned the longtime political consultant and Trump ally over a tirade aimed at CNN anchors on Friday. It seems that news that Robert Mueller had filed the first charges in his Russia investigation didn't sit well with Stone, prompting now-wiped tweets such as ".@jaketapper must be held accountable for his lies and very severely punished #Fakenewsasswipe." Further: ".@donlemon stop lying about about the Clinton's and Uranium you ignorant lying covksucker !!!! You fake news you dumb piece of shit." Under Twitter's current rules, Stone's suspension could be permanent, notes Politico. "We believe in freedom of expression and in speaking truth to power, but that means little as an underlying philosophy if voices are silenced because people are afraid to speak up," a Twitter rep says. "In order to ensure that people feel safe expressing diverse opinions and beliefs, we do not tolerate behavior that crosses the line into abuse, including behavior that harasses, intimidates, or uses fear to silence another user’s voice."(This guy got banned from Twitter over a death threat—against a mosquito.)