During the campaign, former Trump adviser Roger Stone often seemed to have astounding insight into what WikiLeaks was going to do next.
Roger Stone
21 August 2016
“It will soon be John Podesta’s time in the barrel.”
Stone has since been bounced from Twitter, but though he seemed to be able to predict upcoming WikiLeaks information with uncanny accuracy and originally said he had talked to founder Julian Assange, Stone later denied any contact.
Stone has repeatedly and publicly denied that he had any contact with Russian officials during the campaign. Stone declined to answer questions from CNN for this story. After this story was published, WikiLeaks tweeted, "WikiLeaks & Assange have repeatedly confirmed that they have never communicated with Stone."
As it turns out, “never communicated” was not quite true. In the sense that it was a total lie.
On Tuesday, however, Randy Credico, a New York comedian and political activist who hosts his own radio show, tweeted a picture of a congressional subpoena compelling him to appear on Dec. 15 before the House Intelligence Committee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to sources familiar with the investigation, Credico has been identified as the intermediary between Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will face questions from investigators about those relationships.
Russia to Assange. Assange to Credico. Credico to Stone. Stone to ???
Roger Stone has been part of the investigation into Trump–Russia for months.
In President Trump’s oft-changing world order, Roger J. Stone Jr., the onetime political consultant and full-time provocateur, has been one of the few constants — a loyalist and self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” who nurtured the dream of a presidential run by the developer-turned-television-star for 30 years.
But two months into the Trump presidency, Mr. Stone, known for his pinstripe suits, the Nixon tattoo spanning his shoulder blades and decades of outlandish statements, is under investigation for what would be his dirtiest trick — colluding with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton and put his friend in the White House.
Stone was also an original partner in the consulting business of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. At various points in the campaign, Stone claimed to be in contact with Assange, before he denied it.
Now it appears that Credico was Stone’s pipeline. But there is one good reason to doubt that connection.
He refused to name the intermediary when questioned privately by the House Intelligence Committee in September, describing the source as a "journalist" who confided in him off-the-record. But Stone recently told the panel that Credico was the go-between, according to CNN and ABC.
The fact that Roger Stone said Credico is his contact … is the best reason to believe he’s not.