Report: FBI Examining Fake Documents Targeting Clinton Campaign

[UCmeNdc]

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter said.

U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has referred one of the documents to the FBI for investigation on the grounds that his name and stationery were forged to appear authentic, some of the sources who had knowledge of that discussion said.

In the letter identified as fake, Carper is quoted as writing to Clinton, “We will not let you lose this election,” a person who saw the document told Reuters.

The fake Carper letter, which was described to Reuters, is one of several documents presented to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice for review in recent weeks, the sources said.

A spokeswoman for Carper declined to comment.

As part of an investigation into suspected Russian hacking, FBI investigators have also asked Democratic Party officials to provide copies of other suspected faked documents that have been circulating along with emails and other legitimate documents taken in the hack, people involved in those conversations said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fbi-clinton-emails-investigation-fake-documents_us_581c85f6e4b0d9ce6fbb32fe

[JustAnotherGen]

1. My dad was a cold warrior

Green Beret, Military Officer, etc. etc. He died in 2011.

We had some awesome discussions the last few months he was here to say "Hello" -

One of his jewels? He did not trust 'those people'. He was in pain at the time so I took some of his more paranoid type statements with a grain of salt.

He wasn't paranoid - he never really let go of that distrust. He was the one who showed me the pic of Putin 'casing' Reagan years ago. And he HATED - HATED Ron Reagan. But that picture? He no likey that.

[Wilms]

2. I came across one and called it in. The FBI has assured me they take all tips seriously.

[Lint Head]

3. So the FBI is investigating their own fake documents?

[UCmeNdc]

4. No someone is passing off fake emails making it seem like Democratic Politicians are authoring them

It is a pretty sophisticated hacking and forgery disinformation attack.

[Wilms]

6. ATTACK!!!

Here's what convinces me...

U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has referred one of the documents to the FBI for investigation on the grounds that his name and stationery were forged to appear authentic, some of the sources who had knowledge of that discussion said.

Now if they were forged to look UN-authentic, I'd let it pass. But this is series1!!1!

[Lint Head]

10. The FBI would N E V E R falsify documents.

[Wilms]

11. Of course, they might.

So now it's the FBI who may have done it?

I saw one on the web the other day that was alleged to be a letter telling the Rothchild's to move the $150m they promised for HRCs campaign. You'd call it a forgery and call the FBI. I'd call it a prank. The letter here is so obliviously BS. The guy is going to snail mail that on letterhead? Do you really think that's believable?

[old guy]

7. At this point, how can the FBI be trusted in any investigation?

Their credibility is zero.

[lillypaddle]

9. This ^^^^^^^^ nt