"CBS News" : Trump confidant Roger Stone calls FBI Russia investigation a "witch hunt"

The FBI is investigating whether there were improper contacts between the Trump campaign and Russians trying to meddle in the election. Longtime Republican operative and Trump confidant Roger Stone suspects the FBI is looking into his communications. The FBI's counterintelligence unit is now investigating whether there was coordination between Trump campaign representatives and Russian operatives. Stone is a friend of Mr. Trump and was an informal advisor to his campaign. "I know it is."But in August, Stone tweeted "it will soon [be] Podesta's time in the barrell." Nearly two months later, Wikileaks began publishing new Podesta's emails everyday.


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Former Trump Adviser Roger Stone Admits Collusion With WikiLeaks, Then Deletes It

But Stone denied that he was being investigated, telling NBC that "they won't find anything of this nature." 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."Here are some things Trump advisor Roger Stone spent Saturday night saying to random people on Twitter pic.twitter.com/96k2QbIXwt — Liam Stack (@liamstack) March 5, 2017Here are the tweets Roger Stone deleted. #CrookedHillary — Roger Stone (@RogerJStoneJr) August 21, 2016Last week, Stone sneered at the ongoing FBI investigation into the Trump team's ties to Russia, calling it a "witch hunt.""Sure, they'll get my grocery lists," he said. "I do have a back-channel communication with Assange, because we have a good mutual friend," Stone said in October. Here's the screengrab of Roger Stone admitting the Trump campaign colluded with Asange and Wikileaks (I know, real stunner) pic.twitter.com/TcBrMrSTig — Kriston Capps (@kristoncapps) March 5, 2017"Never denied perfectly legal back channel to Assange who indeed had the goods on #CrookedHillary," Stone wrote Saturday night.

Trump Ally Roger Stone Admits 'Back-Channel' Tie To WikiLeaks « CBS Miami

"I do have a back-channel communication with Assange, because we have a good mutual friend," Stone told CBS4 News Wednesday evening. Speaking of Assange, Stone said: "He's not a Russian agent."Late Wednesday evening, the Clinton campaign released a statement on Stone's claims. Democrats have accused WikiLeaks and Assange of working with Russian security services, who they believe are actually responsible for hacking into the Clinton campaign. "I have not met with him."Stone's involvement blossomed as an issue after the latest WikiLeaks dump that included embarrassing emails from John Podesta, chairman of the Clinton Campaign. Tuesday evening, Podesta accused Stone of plotting with WikiLeaks.


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