Mueller is investigating whether Roger Stone had dinner with Julian Assange

Roger Stone.
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Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating a claim made by Roger Stone, a former adviser to President Trump's campaign team, that he met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Stone's email correspondence with former campaign adviser Sam Nunberg is under the microscope, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, because Stone claimed in one August 2016 message that he had "dined with Julian Assange last night." Assange's organization WikiLeaks published thousands of documents on then-candidate Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 presidential election, and U.S. officials said the materials were obtained by Kremlin-linked hackers who were trying to sway the election in Trump's favor.

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Summer Meza, The Week US

Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.