GOP investigation sought connection between Clinton’s emails and Russia: report
GOP investigation sought connection between Clinton’s emails and Russia: report
By Alicia Cohn and Max Greenwood - 06/29/17 05:45 PM EDT
Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, a GOP opposition researcher sought emails deleted from Hillary Clinton’s private email server that he believed had been hacked by the Russians, according to a new report on Thursday.
The operative, Peter W. Smith, the White House and an official for President Trump’s campaign deny that the operative worked for them, The Wall Street Journal reported.
However, during his investigation, Smith told several of the people he interviewed in search of the emails that he was affiliated with Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
READ MORE: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/340...
By Alicia Cohn and Max Greenwood - 06/29/17 05:45 PM EDT
Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, a GOP opposition researcher sought emails deleted from Hillary Clinton’s private email server that he believed had been hacked by the Russians, according to a new report on Thursday.
The operative, Peter W. Smith, the White House and an official for President Trump’s campaign deny that the operative worked for them, The Wall Street Journal reported.
However, during his investigation, Smith told several of the people he interviewed in search of the emails that he was affiliated with Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
READ MORE: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/340...
