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Daily Beast has a report regarding an Israeli Spy firm, Black Cube, that was spying on Obama aides Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl.
Documents from the Observer, in a story over the weekend, claim aides from the Trump administration hired the firm to discredit both Rhodes and Kahl in an attempt to smear the Iranian Nuclear Deal.
Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker reports that it was not the administration but, a private sector client that hired the firm to do this.
So, who is behind it is still up for debate.
"Farrow says he unearthed documents that show Black Cube compiled detailed reports on former Obama administration officials Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl, including their addresses, information about family members, and even the makes of their cars. Rhodes and Kahls wives say they were approached via email by a woman claiming to be from a U.K.-based firm. On LinkedIn, the names of both womenAdriana Gavrilo and Eva Novakappeared to show the same thin, blond woman claiming to be fluent in Serbian; Novaks profile was deleted shortly after Black Cube was asked for comment, The New Yorker reports. Black Cube, which is reportedly staffed by elite former Mossad agents and high-level Israeli intel officials, denied the claims."
This story is still developing as to who actually hired the firm and other details....
Here is the Daily Beast story
https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-black-cube-gathered-deep-intel-reports-on-obama-aides-families
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