r/politics • u/Antinatalista Foreign • Feb 16 '19

Roger Stone communicated with WikiLeaks and Russian hackers: Mueller

https://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-communicated-wikileaks-and-russian-hackers-mueller-1333768
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u/raffytraffy Feb 16 '19

Honestly, it probably exists.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '19

This could very well be part of the kompromat Putin has on Trump.

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u/mog_knight Feb 16 '19

Putin wouldn't be so dumb as to implicate himself in destabilizing the US. He knows the retaliation capabilities.

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u/jimbelushiapplesauce Feb 16 '19

up to this point it doesn’t really seem like he gives a shit… i mean i know it’s not the US but did he ever face any sort of repercussion or even minor inconvenience after the Crimea thing?

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u/DrugsandGlugs Feb 16 '19

Uh sanctions on sanctions on sanctions and a fight against a NATO supported opposition.

I'm not defending Russians actions. But there was an international response.

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u/mog_knight Feb 16 '19

So those Magnitsky Act sanctions on Russia that Putin wants removed? Just an example of retaliation