Roger Stone, a longtime associate of President Trump, exchanged messages directly with WikiLeaks, despite the fact WikiLeaks has disputed communicating with Stone and Stone has told lawmakers he had only corresponded with WikiLeaks through an “intermediary.”
Stone and WikiLeaks exchanged messages on Twitter on Oct. 13, 2016 and WikiLeaks left the door open for future communication with Stone after Trump was elected, according to messages obtained by The Atlantic.
Stone verified the messages were authentic, but challenged that they were taken out of context and were a “paste up.” The messages appear to indicate Stone viewed himself as a “friend” of WikiLeaks.
Stone also defended himself and noted he previously said he had not communicated directly with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
The report comes as Stone’s relationship with Assange has been called into question by various probes seeking to determine whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.
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Roger Stone exchanged messages with WikiLeaks on Twitter: Report https://t.co/tEQLg1Q48L pic.twitter.com/UnoTtAL10J
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 27, 2018
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