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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP operative hunted Clintons 30,000 emails via Russian hackers and had a line of communication
with Flynnby Elizabeth Preza at the Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/gop-operative-hunted-clintons-30000-emails-via-russian-hackers-and-had-a-line-of-communication-with-flynn/
"SNIP..............
Peter Smith, a Republican opposition researcher who implied he was working with former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, sought access to emails stolenlikely by Russian hackersfrom Hillary Clintons private email before the 2016 election, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Smith told his inner circle and potential recruits he was talking to Michael Flynn about the his attempts to obtain those emails, computer-security expert Eric York told the Journal.
The Journal notes that federal investigators probing the link between Donald Trumps campaign and Russian operatives have analyzed intelligence reports that purport to show Russian hackers discussing how to obtain emails from Mrs. Clintons server and then transmit them to Mr. Flynn via an intermediary.
In an interview with the Journal before his death on May 14, Smith said his team found at least two groups of Russia hackers who claimed to possess emails from Clintons private server. Smith said he told all the groups to give them to WikiLeaks after he said he was unable to determine the documents authenticity. He also told the Journal they had a line of communication open with Flynn and Flynn Intel Group.
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And this: http://www.businessinsider.com/russian-hackers-michael-flynn-hillary-clinton-emails-2017-6
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GOP operative hunted Clintons 30,000 emails via Russian hackers and had a line of communication (Original Post)
applegrove
Jun 2017
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WSJ: GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn
CousinIT
Jun 2017
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L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)1. K & R
LeftInTX
(29,062 posts)2. Darn....this guy is dead.......
I don't know if an interview with the WSJ could even be used as evidence.
CousinIT
(9,732 posts)3. WSJ: GOP Operative Sought Clinton Emails From Hackers, Implied a Connection to Flynn
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.
What role, if any, Mr. Flynn may have played in Mr. Smiths project is unclear. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Smith said he knew Mr. Flynn, but he never stated that Mr. Flynn was involved.
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A Trump campaign official said that Mr. Smith didnt work for the campaign, and that if Mr. Flynn coordinated with him in any way, it would have been in his capacity as a private individual. The White House declined to comment.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-operative-sought-clinton-emails-from-hackers-implied-a-connection-to-flynn-1498770851
Gothmog
(152,036 posts)4. This is evidence of collusion