Paul Manafort Said He'd Brief Trump About More WikiLeaks Disclosures.

MANAFORT, Paul, 1949-; TRUMP, Donald, 1946-; WIKILEAKS (Organization); RUSSIAN electoral interference

(Bloomberg) -- Thrilled by the release of stolen Democratic emails in mid-2016, Donald Trump's campaign chairman at the time said he'd brief Trump if WikiLeaks planned to publish more dirt, a top aide said at the criminal trial of Republican political operative Roger Stone. At one point, Gates testified to a phone conversation between Stone and Trump himself that took place while Gates was in a car with the candidate. [Extracted from the article]

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