Roger Stone had made himself a target of the Russian probe by making a joke. He had said that he had met with Julian Assange.
Assange who founded WikiLeaks founder was currently sought by America for his release of confidential information.
This claim wasn’t taken lightly and saw Stone facing many questions in regards to what he said. Stone even claimed that he dined with Assange during august 4 2016.
WikiLeaks was a very controversial website which was well known for controversy. They were responsible for the release of secretive documents during 2016 Elections.
Stone Claims
Stone tweeted “Hillary lies about Russian Involvement in DNC hack -Julian Assange is a hero.” It was during this time he claimed to have dined with Assange.
He then claimed that he was kidding and made a statement to Chuck Todd.
“No, actually, I don’t think so because for it to be a treasonous act, Assange would have to be probably a Russian asset and WikiLeaks would have to be a Russian front, and I do not believe that is the case,” Stone said.
Former Federal Prosecutor Patrick Cotter also zeroed in on the situation.
“It is unlikely that any one contact between someone that could be credibly connected to the Trump campaign and someone working for or with the Russians would, alone, establish the coordination,” Cotter said, adding: “The more pieces of credible evidence that the special prosecutor can find of connections between people on Trump’s team and the Russians — even if the connections go through intermediaries like Stone and Assange — the stronger the overall case.”
