11-12-2019, 04:59 PM
The Stolen DNC/Clinton-related Emails were No Secret and Considered a Gift by the Trump Campaign
That's what Rick Gates told the jury in the Roger Stone obstruction of justice and perjury case today.
Gates recounted how Roger Stone first told one of Donald Trump’s top aides in April 2016 that WikiLeaks had plans to dump information in the heat of the presidential race, kickstarting a scramble inside the campaign to take advantage of the expected releases.
And that plotting included at least one summertime call involving Trump himself.
“Mr. Stone indicated that WikiLeaks would be submitting or dropping information, but no information on dates or anything of that nature,” Gates said in federal district court, where the trial against Stone entered its second week.
That's what Rick Gates told the jury in the Roger Stone obstruction of justice and perjury case today.
Gates recounted how Roger Stone first told one of Donald Trump’s top aides in April 2016 that WikiLeaks had plans to dump information in the heat of the presidential race, kickstarting a scramble inside the campaign to take advantage of the expected releases.
And that plotting included at least one summertime call involving Trump himself.
The revelation means the Trump campaign was aware of WikiLeaks' election-year plans much earlier than previously admitted. And it also shows that the president was involved in conversations about the issue, something he has previously denied.
“Mr. Stone indicated that WikiLeaks would be submitting or dropping information, but no information on dates or anything of that nature,” Gates said in federal district court, where the trial against Stone entered its second week.