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Donald Trump, Jr. Messaged With WikiLeaks During 2016 Campaign

Donald Trump Jr. has confirmed corresponding with WikiLeaks before the 2016 presidential election in a series of posts on Twitter after a report by The Atlantic detailing the interchange was published.

Donald Trump’s eldest son communicated with WikiLeaks via direct message on Twitter from September 2016 until July 2017, the messages were given to congressional investigators as part of its probe into Russian meddling during the election. Federal officials believe WikiLeaks published materiel given to it by Russian hackers.

This represents the second instance of which Don Jr. seemed to eager for damaging information of then-rival Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election after it was discovered that he had met with a Kremlin-connected lawyer – in a meeting he personally set up – who promised something similar in June 2016. The messages, which were turned over to congress as part of its investigation into the extent of Russian-meddling during the 2016 campaign, were later published on Twitter by Don Jr. himself in an effort to reassert his innocence.

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