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Article snippet: A longtime outsider in New York State politics has been identified as the link between WikiLeaks and Roger J. Stone Jr., an adviser to Donald J. Trump who appears to have had advance knowledge about hacked emails related to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. The outsider, Randy Credico, a comedian who has frequently run for office, posted on Twitter on Tuesday that he had received a subpoena requiring him to appear before the House Intelligence Committee next month. The panel is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign. Mr. Credico could not be reached on Wednesday for comment. A person familiar with the House efforts said that Mr. Credico had been identified as the intermediary between Mr. Stone and Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Mr. Credico, who also hosts a radio show, interviewed Mr. Assange on his program in April, and Mr. Stone, who worked with Mr. Credico on efforts to reform New York’s drug laws, has also appeared on the show. On a separate occasion, Mr. Credico traveled to London to interview Mr. Assange at the Ecuadorean Embassy, where he has been granted asylum against extradition to Sweden to face questioning on allegations that he sexually abused two young women in 2010. The question of Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign — including what United States intelligence agencies say was the publication of hacked emails by WikiLeaks — has loomed over Mr. Trump’s presidency, and Mr. Credico’s cameo role in that inquiry has add... Link to the full article to read more