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Stone Had Text Conversations About WikiLeaks

November 14, 2018 at 6:42 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Six days before WikiLeaks began releasing Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s emails, Roger Stone had a text message conversation with a friend about WikiLeaks, according to phone records obtained by NBC News.

In the texts, Randy Credico told Stone he had insights into Julian Assange’s plans through a longtime friend, who was also Assange’s lawyer.

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