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 ::b. Contacts with the Campaign about WikiLeaks

On June 12, 2016, Assange claimed in a televised interview to "have emails relating to Hillary Clinton which are pending publication," but provided no additional context.

In debriefings with the Office, former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates said that

Gates recalled candidate Trump being generally frustrated that the Clinton emails had not been found.

Paul Manafort, who would later become campaign chairman, ,