Lately we've been hearing a lot about Roger Stone, the self-described "dirty trickster" in a pinstripe suit who has waged unholy war in the D.C. swamps for decades. While Stone has crafted slimy political ads and spread rumors and innuendo about opponents of everyone from Richard Nixon to George H.W. Bush—including, according to Time allegations that Stone denied, the infamous Willie Horton ad—his most prominent project was/is Donald Trump.

Stone was on board the Trump train as early as 1988, and Trump's newfound success has earned Stone a new chance at the spotlight. That includes a new Netflix documentary, Get Me Roger Stone, scheduled to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. A trailer for the film dropped today:

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In the clip, Stone is shown to be ruthless, to embrace his own villainy, and to enjoy some truly bizarre eyewear. But the real takeaway is that Stone, like Trump, has a refined taste for theatrics. Perhaps that's what Stone saw in the late-'80s, when he first encouraged the then-parochial New York real estate figure to run for president. Both men know that all the world's a stage, and that if you can hold people's attention long enough, they might just give you their wallet—or the keys to the national automobile. Both Trump and Stone also feel that the world is divided into winners and losers—and nothing else.

Another takeaway? Trump obviously knows Stone extremely well, and Stone has played an integral role in the president's political ascendancy. That's not exactly how Press Secretary Sean Spicer has characterized their relationship, as the White House has tried to distance itself from Stone (and others in Trumpworld, like Paul Manafort) in recent weeks as allegations surrounding the Russian Connection have intensified. Such is the life of a cartoon super villain.

Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.

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