Mueller Asking If Trump Knew Of Russian-Hacked Emails Before Public Did
Special Counsel’s newest line of inquiry gets to the heart of Russia collusion.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators are asking witnesses if Donald Trump knew about Russia’s hacked DNC emails before the public became aware, NBC News is reporting.
Mueller’s newest line of inquiry gets to the heart of the question of collusion with Russia.
“Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is asking witnesses pointed questions about whether Donald Trump was aware that Democratic emails had been stolen before that was publicly known, and whether he was involved in their strategic release, according to multiple people familiar with the probe,” the NBC report noted.
NBC went on to report that “Mueller’s investigators have asked witnesses whether Trump was aware of plans for WikiLeaks to publish the emails. They have also asked about the relationship between GOP operative Roger Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and why Trump took policy positions favorable to Russia.”
Read the full NBC News report here.
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