Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in court that during the Trump 2016 campaign, Roger Stone 'implied' that WikiLeaks had materials that would help Donald Trump and possibly hurt Hillary Clinton's chance at the presidency
Bannon said that during the Trump 2016 campaign, Stone"implied" that WikiLeaks had materials that would help Donald Trump and possibly hurt Hillary Clinton's chance at the presidency. With his 40-minute testimony, Bannon became the most high-profile witness to testify at Stone's trial. He made clear in his testimony and to reporters as he left the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, that he was only appearing because he had been compelled to by a subpoena.
Bannon testified that Stone"never directly" told him he could obtain information from WikiLeaks, but implied it.Referring to the timeframe before he joined the Trump campaign, Bannon said Stone would"not frequently" mention his relationship with Assange, but he would mention it"a lot" in the media. When asked about how Stone would talk about his relationship with WikiLeaks and Assange, Bannon said,"I wouldn't call it bragging but maybe boasting. ...
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