Report: Special Counsel Subpoenas Roger Stone Aide

on September 26, 2017 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Roger Stone, former confidant to President Trump speaks to the media after appearing before the House Intelligence Committee closed door hearing, September 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. ... WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 26: Roger Stone, former confidant to President Trump speaks to the media after appearing before the House Intelligence Committee closed door hearing, September 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. The committee is investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Special counsel Robert Mueller issued a subpoena to John Kakanis, an assistant to Roger Stone, Reuters reported Friday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.

The report on the subpoena to Kakanis, who has worked as a driver, accountant and operative to Stone, comes just two days after Reuters reported that Mueller subpoenaed a social media consultant to Stone.

The subpoenas issued to two Stone aides show that Mueller’s team may be narrowing in on Stone as part of the Russia probe. Stone communicated with Wikileaks and Giccifer 2.0, the Twitter personality linked to the Democratic email hacks, but Stone has denied having advance knowledge of the email leaks during the 2016 election.

Stone told Reuters in a statement that he expects Mueller to clear him of any wrongdoing.

“I sincerely hope when this occurs that the grotesque, defamatory media campaign which I have endured for years now will finally come to its long-overdue end,” Stone wrote in the statement.

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  1. John Kakanis.
    Most acquaintances call him John, but close friends like Roger Stone affectionately call him “Kaka”.

  2. Avatar for jrw jrw says:

    Get Me Roger Stone is a must-see documentary on Netflix. Trigger warning: Stone shows the face of Richard Nixon he has tattooed on his back.

  3. Well, Roger, maybe you’ll be cleared of wrongdoing, but doing wrong is pretty much what you’ve done all your life so it may not work out that way. If you’ve been naughty, Santa Mueller will know. : (

  4. The tabloid headline I am dying to see:

    “TRUMP FAMILY SHOCKER! Ivanka Caught In Torrid Affair With Roger Stone!”

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