GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn
Source: WSJ
WASHINGTONBefore the 2016 presidential election, a longtime Republican opposition researcher mounted an independent campaign to obtain emails he believed were stolen from Hillary Clintons private server, likely by Russian hackers.
In conversations with members of his circle and with others he tried to recruit to help him, the GOP operative, Peter W. Smith, implied he was working with retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, at the time a senior adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump.
He said, Im talking to Michael Flynn about thisif you find anything, can you let me know? said Eric York, a computer-security expert from Atlanta who searched hacker forums on Mr. Smiths behalf for people who might have access to the emails.
Emails written by Mr. Smith and one of his associates show that his small group considered Mr. Flynn and his consulting company, Flynn Intel Group, to be allies in their quest.
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Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-operative-sought-clinton-emails-from-hackers-implied-a-connection-to-flynn-1498770851
Found this story thanks to a tweet from Chris Hayes:
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Let the GOP try to brush this off too!
LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)mtngirl47
(991 posts)This is just the beginning....I believe Flynn is rolling over on Trump.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)And it will not touch Trump, unfortunately.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)It is a relatively long article with twists and turns. I will have to reread it.
Matt Pearce?Verified account @mattdpearce
This is wild.
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riversedge
(70,299 posts)Kyle Griffin?Verified account @kylegriffin1 1h1 hour ago
Kyle Griffin Retweeted Ted Lieu
👀 Interesting theory from Rep. Ted Lieu.
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Ted LieuVerified account @tedlieu
Hmmm, would this explain why @realDonaldTrump worked so hard to try to get FBI to drop Flynn investigation?
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)This is super cool, y'all.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Its easy to add a script,trojan-hack into a computer if he clicked on pictures and used all those 'social media' chat sites- like he was.
"Someone" knew Clinton emails were on his laptop.
Arazi
(6,829 posts)If we could move beyond petty squabbling, our attention should be firmly focused here