https://www.businessinsider.com/rod-rosenstein-interview-mueller-russia-probe-2018-10
Rod Rosenstein says the Russia probe has uncovered a widespread Russian effort to meddle in the 2016 race
- Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told The Wall Street Journal the Russia investigation had already revealed a multifaceted Russian effort to meddle in the 2016 US election.
- Rosenstein added that he had a "solemn" responsibility to oversee and prosecute such cases and that he was "pleased the president has been supportive of that."
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly derided the Russia investigation, calling it a politically motivated "witch hunt" and a "hoax."
- "I believe that our department and our office have been appropriately managing that investigation," Rosenstein told The Journal.
- Rosenstein's comments came after it was reported that he had been pressuring the special counsel Robert Mueller to wrap up the Russia investigation.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/22/politics/roger-stone-wikileaks-contacts-scrutiny/index.html
Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's scrutiny of Roger Stone includes investigating whether Stone had backchannels to WikiLeaks during the 2016 election beyond the New York radio host and political activist whom Stone claims was his primary go-between, according to people familiar with the matter.
Investigators' queries to people connected to Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, suggest Mueller's team is skeptical of Stone's explanation that Randy Credico was his main intermediary, according to people familiar with interviews conducted by investigators. The scrutiny also includes probing Stone's relationship with right-wing journalist and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi about whether he also acted as a go-between with Stone and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a source said.