Attorneys for Bannon and Stone declined to comment. Bannon did not return requests for comment. The special counsel’s office declined to comment, as did a spokeswoman for the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Within the indictment that led to Stone’s predawn arrest Friday in Florida, the special counsel describes an interaction between what a source says is Bannon and Stone.
“On or about October 4, 2016, the head of Organization 1 held a press conference but did not release any new materials pertaining to the Clinton Campaign. Shortly afterwards, STONE received an email from the high-ranking Trump Campaign official asking about the status of future releases by Organization 1,” the indictment reads. “STONE answered that the head of Organization 1 had a “[s]erious security concern” but that Organization 1 would release “a load every week going forward.”
The email exchange was first reported by The New York Times in November.
Stone, a long-time Trump political advisor, faces seven counts, including witness tampering, obstruction of justice and making false statements to Congress.
He was released after posting on a $250,000 bond.
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