• Roger Stone leaves after his arraignment, as part of the Robert Mueller probe, at the U.S. District courthouse in Washington Tuesday. Longtime Donald Trump advisor Stone pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from the ongoing investigation into whether the president's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. Stone, 66, is charged with lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction in relation to his contacts with WikiLeaks, whose publication of embarrassing Russian-hacked communications from Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign gave a boost to Trump. | AFP-JIJI
    Roger Stone leaves after his arraignment, as part of the Robert Mueller probe, at the U.S. District courthouse in Washington Tuesday. Longtime Donald Trump advisor Stone pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from the ongoing investigation into whether the president's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. Stone, 66, is charged with lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction in relation to his contacts with WikiLeaks, whose publication of embarrassing Russian-hacked communications from Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign gave a boost to Trump. | AFP-JIJI

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NEW YORK – Tucked into last week’s indictment of Roger Stone, the brash longtime confidante of President Donald Trump, was a fleeting reference to an attorney who had the ability to contact WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Prosecutors wrote that an email from Stone, seeking dirt on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, was forwarded to the attorney, who wasn’t identified — adding an intriguing character to the mystery over possible links between Trump’s presidential campaign and WikiLeaks.

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