News outlets and media pundits on Friday seized on a court filing in the special counsel’s case against Roger Stone that referred to communication the longtime Trump confidant had with WikiLeaks and Guccifer 2.0, the group of alleged Russian operatives suspected of stealing Democrats’ emails during the 2016 campaign.
The court filing, which was touted as new, bombshell evidence by numerous news sources, including CNN and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, may be less than meets the anti-Trump eye.
The filing seemingly refers to communication Stone had with WikiLeaks and Guccifer 2.0, which have already been made public. Those interactions, some of which Stone has released himself, show brief and seemingly innocuous encounters with both WikiLeaks and Guccifer 2.0.
In one exchange from Oct. 13, 2016, which Stone provided to The Daily Caller on Feb. 28, 2018, WikiLeaks appeared to chastise Stone for making “false claims of association” with the group.
Nearly two years ago, on March 10, 2017, Stone released private Twitter exchanges he had with Guccifer 2.0. He contacted Guccifer 2.0 on Aug. 14, 2016 to say he was “delighted” that its Twitter account had been reinstated after a suspension, the messages Stone released show. Two days later, Stone asked for a retweet of an article he had written. None of the messages show Stone discussing emails or asking for insight into what documents would be released.
The source of Friday’s breathless reporting about purportedly explosive new evidence against Stone is a court filing special counsel Robert Mueller submitted in response to a motion from Stone seeking a new judge for his case. The longtime GOP operative was indicted on Jan. 25 on seven counts related to the House Intelligence Committee’s own Russia investigation. more here
chrissy wallace had Rush on this morning and wallace was still backing all the Russian b/s and more. Rush had all the right comebacks but wallace would quickly change the subject. I wanted Rush to just say “wallace, you’re a dumbass.”
A.Moose- Ah no worry, Rush will call him a dumbass on his show, Monday. lol
The “revelations” are always about something that isn’t even illegal. The crimes the democrats are guilty of are still left alone.
Let me know once a swamp member gets arrested. Being forced into a better paying job doesn’t sound like much of a punishment.
You mean he spoke to someone at Wikileaks concerning the fact that Hillary Clinton used an illegal server with classified information that was hacked?
How terrible! Is there no decency anywhere anymore?
“A bombshell!!111”
“The walls are closing in!!11”
“It’s the beginning of the end!1”
LOL! I love that in the midst of it all, Roger Stone never miss a chance to peddle his t-shirt #RogerStoneDidNothingWrong
One thing I will give Mueller credit for is his recycling. This guy gets more use out of the same five people than anyone else ever could. In another life, he might have been a champion NBA coach.