On Oct. 7, 2016, U.S. intelligence went public with their analysis about Russia and WikiLeaks. That group, which bills itself as a “transparency” organization, has for years been considered an arm of Russian spy agencies by the U.S. intelligence community. I love WikiLeaks,” Trump told an audience in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 10. Trump continued citing WikiLeaks and their stolen emails right through Election Day, as did others in his campaign. HuffPost contacted more than half a dozen Trump campaign officials for this story.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2018 23:03 UTC