Conspiracy theorist becomes key figure as Mueller builds case
Source: ABC News
Self-proclaimed conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi returned to Washington, D.C., again this week for more closed-door meetings with special counsel Robert Muellers investigators, and on Friday is scheduled to make a second appearance before the federal grand jury probing Russia interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, ABC News has learned.
Reached by ABC News on Wednesday, Corsi's lawyer, David Gray, declined to comment on the matter.
Corsi, who until recently served as the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the controversial far-right media outlet Infowars, is one of at least 11 individuals associated with political operative Roger Stone -- a longtime and close ally of President Donald Trump -- who have been contacted by the special counsel.
Much remains unknown about Muellers interest in Stone. But in recent weeks, Corsi has emerged as a central figure of interest to Mueller as he builds his case, sources confirm to ABC News. Corsi, who Stone told ABC News he has known for years, has frequently appeared with Stone on-air for Infowars, where Stone currently serves as a contributor.
Muellers interest in Corsi is believed to stem from his alleged early discussions about efforts to unearth then-candidate Hillary Clintons emails. The special counsel has evidence that suggests Corsi may have had advance knowledge that the email account of Clintons campaign manager, John Podesta, had been hacked and that WikiLeaks had obtained a trove of damning emails from it, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told ABC News.
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Judi Lynn
(160,525 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,897 posts)olegramps
(8,200 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,897 posts)(in other words, the "deep rot" of the state)
NBachers
(17,108 posts)yardwork
(61,599 posts)There are few people I literally hate. He's one of them.
Ligyron
(7,629 posts)On an entirely different subject, and certainly not to make fun of the overweight, anybody else notice how many morbidly obese GOP political figures there seems to be?
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)term "fat cats" originated with the gop? This man looks like tRump, with a little more hair. Stone looks clueless in every photo I have seen of him.
zanana1
(6,112 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)Steve Pieczernik. I used to blog on my local debate forum (right wing) until I got tossed, and people there would bring up this guy's name. He does videos on You Tube and is a pal of Alex Jones. I watched some of his videos, he has said some things similar to Roger Stone as if he had pre-knowledge of the Wikileaks dumps. No one has ever talked about him.
Check out his site if you dare, Halloween is over, it's All Souls Day.