Roger Stone, a confidant to President Donald Trump and former adviser to his campaign, acknowledged late Saturday that he had a back channel to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, amid mounting reports that multiple advisers to Trumps campaign had undisclosed communication with Russian officials. <\/p>\n
Never denied perfectly legal back channel to Assange who indeed had the goods on #CrookedHillary, Stone wrote Saturday night. <\/p>\n
Stone later deleted the tweet, along with several other offensive tweets, including posts where he called various women fat [and] stupid and you stupid ignorant ugly bitch. <\/p>\n
Stone admitted in October that he had back-channel communication with Assangeafter WikiLeaks began releasing the hacked emails of John Podesta, campaign chairman for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. <\/p>\n
I do have a back-channel communication with Assange, because we have a good mutual friend, Stone said in October. That friend travels back and forth from the United States to London and we talk. I had dinner with him last Monday. <\/p>\n
Stone denied having direct contact with Assange himself. <\/p>\n
In August, even before the emails were released, Stone alluded to Podestas time in the barrel. <\/p>\n
Sure, theyll get my grocery lists, he said. They may get the emails between my wife and I, but heres what they wont get any contact with the Russians. <\/p>\n
The New York Times reported last month that Stone is one of several Trump advisers under FBI investigation for contact with Russian officials. <\/p>\n
But Stone denied that he was being investigated, telling NBC that they wont find anything of this nature. <\/p>\n
Theyd be pretty bored if they wanted to look at my e-mails or transmissions because they wont find anything of this nature, he said. I have no Russian clients. Ive never been in touch with anyone in Russia. <\/p>\n
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