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Now-deceased GOP operative Peter Smith remains an important figure in the government's investigation. The FBI subpoenaed Northern Trust for Smith’s bank records last Dec to learn whether he paid anyone connected with the Russian government.
by @jasonleopold @a_cormier_ #Maddow
Recall, in his "KLS Research Packet," Peter Smith [GOP activist who sought Clinton emails] listed Trump campaign officials involved in his project: Mike Flynn, Flynn Jr, Kellyanne Conway, Sam Clovis, & Bannon. Smith also had direct access to Flynn.
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ICYMI: Now-deceased Peter Smith [GOP activist who sought Clinton emails] had known Kellyanne Conway's husband George for decades – since their efforts in the 90's to take down Bill Clinton [they were involved in Troopergate & Paula Jones lawsuit].
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The late Peter Smith's 90s cabal to oust Bill Clinton also included atty Victoria Toensing [represents Sam Clovis & Erik Prince] and her law partner husband Joseph DiGenova. Trump named [then unnamed] the pair to represent him in the Mueller probe.
#Maddow
Peter Smith tried masking Trump officials' involvement in his Clinton email search [for which he recruited Russian hackers] but his docs listed: Flynn, Bannon, Conway, & campaign co-chair Sam Clovis, who approved Papadopoulos' outreach to Russia.
#Maddow
"The operation Peter Smith described is consistent with information examined by Russia probe investigators...intel agency reports describe Russian hackers discussing how to obtain Clinton's emails & transmit them to Mike Flynn via an intermediary."
#Maddow
Background THREAD [from Jul 1, 2017] on Peter Smith's hunt for Clinton's emails, which included outreach to @pwnallthethings, who warned: "If your dark web contact [w/HRC emails] is a Russian gov't front, you really don’t want to play this game."
#Maddow
NEW: Peter Smith’s efforts run in parallel to GRU's hacking & leaking efforts. Both operations involve obtaining emails, but Smith was focused on the 33,000 emails deleted from Clinton’s personal server [like Trump].
by @lawfareblog @benjaminwittes #Maddow lawfareblog.com/peter-smiths-s…
Wouldn’t it be odd if a group of Russians had conspired to steal HRC’s emails & dump them into the POTUS campaign, while a group of Americans had conspired to get HRC's emails from Russian hackers to help Trump, and the 2 groups had never met? YES.
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