1 year ago today, GOP operative Peter Smith killed himself. Suicide note said "NO FOUL PLAY WHATSOEVER." The @WSJ later reported on his efforts in 2016 to get Clinton's emails off the dark web (from Russians) and how he claimed ties to Team Trump. Much of this remains a mystery.
Peter Smith's suicide came about 10 days after @WSJ reporters interviewed him. He acknowledged his efforts to get Clinton's emails from shadowy hackers expressed openness to getting the emails from Russians. Here is that first story wsj.com/articles/gop-o…
Peter Smith left behind a blog about politics, and I've read many of his posts. He staunchly opposed the US intel community assessments on Russian hacking/meddling. A lot of his blog posts mirrored the Kremlin's favored talking points regarding WikiLeaks, Podesta, etc.
Mueller's investigation has looked into this, so have investigators on Capitol Hill. Some of the players involved with Smith's effort have been interviewed. cnn.com/2017/10/16/pol…
The Trump campaign says Smith was not part of the campaign. Smith claimed to have ties to Kellyanne Conway and Steve Bannon as well. Bannon says he never heard of Smith. Conway says she knew Smith through GOP politics but had no contact with him during the 2016 campaign.
