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Archae

(46,311 posts)
Tue May 24, 2016, 12:54 PM May 2016

Trump campaign finally slamming Roger Stone...

Although they still won't really deny what Stone claims...

BEDLAM: Trump Campaign Suggests Top Ally Stone Lied About Willey Payments

Trump Campaign Responds To Media Matters Report

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is reportedly denying a claim from his top ally Roger Stone that Trump gave Kathleen Willey money so she could attack the Clintons.

Yesterday Media Matters reported exclusively that in a February radio interview, Stone said that Trump had contributed an undisclosed amount to help pay off Willey’s mortgage “so she can hit the road and start speaking out on Hillary.” Stone urged listeners to join Trump in sending money to Willey, citing a GoFundMe page and unidentified “numerous receptacles” through which donors could give.

Willey’s accusation that Bill Clinton sexually assaulted her in 1993 -- which was investigated by the Office of the Independent Counsel -- was the subject of a web video Trump’s campaign released yesterday.

Fox News’ John Roberts, who highlighted Stone’s comments earlier today, reported that the Trump campaign said “there’s no truth” to the assertion that Trump “contributed to [the] Willey mortgage GoFundMe campaign.”

It is unclear whether Trump contributed through one of the other “receptacles” Stone cited in the interview, or if Stone was lying.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/05/24/bedlam-trump-campaign-suggests-top-ally-stone-lied-about-willey-payments/210555

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Trump campaign finally slamming Roger Stone... (Original Post) Archae May 2016 OP
"... or if Stone was lying." PJMcK May 2016 #1
they all lie. spanone May 2016 #2
Since they specifically mentioned leftynyc May 2016 #3
Dumb decision by Trump. A little local knowledge ... underpants May 2016 #4
The problem with Trump's crack investigative team is that they COLGATE4 May 2016 #5
 

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)
3. Since they specifically mentioned
Tue May 24, 2016, 01:07 PM
May 2016

the gofundme fund, you can be SURE he contributed to one of the other outlets.

underpants

(182,725 posts)
4. Dumb decision by Trump. A little local knowledge ...
Tue May 24, 2016, 01:13 PM
May 2016

The reason the accusations by Willey weren't followed up and faded away was because everyone at Capital Square (Richmond) was scared to death of her being deposed and being on trial. She was very well known by pretty much anyone who was in the General Assembly. She had way too many names that she could drop.

Local 2nd hand knowledge but it was confirmed by several people who were in the know.

Maybe Trump should have deployed his crack investigative team like he sent to Hawaii.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
5. The problem with Trump's crack investigative team is that they
Tue May 24, 2016, 01:30 PM
May 2016

took their title literally and spent all their time investigating crack in Hawaii.

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