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November 14, 2017

Donald Trump Jr. Admits He Contacted WikiLeaks in 2016
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Donald Trump Jr. has admitted he had some direct contact with Wiki Leaks
during the 2016 campaign. Trump Jr. made the admission after The
Atlantic magazine revealed Wiki Leaks repeatedly sent him private direct
messages on Twitter during the campaign. Occasionally, Trump Jr.
responded. On October 12, Wiki Leaks urged Trump Jr. to have his father
link to the site containing the hacked emails of Hillary Clinton's
campaign manager John Podesta. Fifteen minutes later Donald Trump
himself tweeted, "Very little pick-up by the dishonest media of
incredible information provided by Wiki Leaks. So dishonest! Rigged
system!" Also, on Election Day, Wiki Leaks urged Trump Jr. to tell his
father not to concede if he lost.


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