a) Schulte's apartment server had been used to store the encrypted DNC files that were stolen in Spring 2016, and/or
b) the server was used by various unknown admins as a testing ground for decrypting the stolen files, in response to a request submitted by WikiLeaks
The encrypted file had been provided by Chelsea Manning, and the decryption request had been made by WikiLeaks.
motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…
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presumptionofinnocence.net/?fbclid=IwAR3C…
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cryptome.org/2018/10/schult…
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presumptionofinnocence.net/?fbclid=IwAR3C…
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My lawyers and I respond by [contacting the AP in August 2017]. The FBI arrest me shortly thereafter." -Schulte
presumptionofinnocence.net/?fbclid=IwAR3C…
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courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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Within about four days, WikiLeaks confirms that they were able to retrieve the DNC files.
justice.gov/file/1080281/d…
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