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Stone exchanges private messages with Russian GRU intelligence front Guccifer 2.0

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Electoral Manipulation
Actors:Roger Stone, Russian GRU intelligence, Guccifer 2.0 persona
2016-08-01 · United States · 1 min read

From August 14 to September 9, 2016, Roger Stone exchanged private Twitter DMs with Guccifer 2.0, a persona US Intelligence concluded with "high confidence" was operated by Russian GRU military intelligence. On August 17, Guccifer told Stone - "please tell me if i can help u anyhow. it would be a great pleasure to me." Stone also publicly tweeted calling Guccifer a "HERO" on August 13.

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Sources

  1. Roger Stone Found Guilty of Obstruction, False Statements, and Witness Tampering — Department of Justice — (2019-11-15)
  2. Roger Stone admits Twitter DMs with Guccifer 2.0, alleged Russian hacker front account — Slate — (2017-03-10)
  3. Timeline: Roger Stone and His Interactions with Wikileaks, Russians, and More — Just Security — (2017-03-07)
  4. How Roger Stone Interacted with Russia's Guccifer and Wikileaks — Newsweek — (2017-10-02)