Posted on 12/27/2018 2:17:25 PM PST by ptsal
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Thursday that his office is exploring whether disinformation tactics deployed against Republican Roy Moore during last year's special election violated state campaign laws and said he was worried that the operation could have affected the closely fought Senate race.
"The information is concerning," Marshall, a Republican, said in a phone interview. "The impact it had on the election is something that's significant for us to explore, and we'll go from there."
Moore lost the election to his Democratic rival, Sen. Doug Jones.
Marshall, who said he learned of the disinformation campaign called Project Birmingham through news reports over the past two weeks, stopped short of announcing a formal investigation but said his office was beginning to gather information about the effort.
"We're planning to explore the issue further," Marshall said.
Internet billionaire Reid Hoffman apologized on Wednesday for giving $750,000 to a group, American Engagement Technologies, that allegedly had ties to an effort to undermine support for Moore and bolster Jones. The new senator has called for a federal investigation into Project Birmingham.
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bttt
fyi...
“may have”
fkng journalists.
Hope Judge Moore sues hell out of these rapscallions.
There may have been a disinformation campaign.
But ol’ Roy Boy himself didn’t do much to help counter that.
He ran a poor campaign.
Jail them all.
Whatever happened to those innocent brave women that came forward? Funny how they disappear after the election. You would think voters would catch on to the Democrat Dirty Tricks after all these decades.
He ran a poor campaign.
That he did.
So if the disinformation campaign was illegal WHERE IN THE HELL ARE THE INDICTMENTS????? All we hear is everything is illegal but NOTHING is ever done.
Yep. I believe the Army-Navy game was more important than the election.
True, but what are you going to do when the GOP basically cuts you off at the knees?
Were any of the accusations true?
My guess is no, but it didn't look so hot.
But don't forget what JUST happened to Kavanaugh a couple of weeks ago.
It turns out that EVERYONE on the left was lying about that man.
And those floating turds are still walking around free, and even being celebrated.
How about they jail someone this time. Then have a run off election to let Roy Moore have a second chance.
Same old GOP-e inaction when there is Democrat corruption.
Yeah, "funny", and yet it continuously happens to republicans who never fight back.
Well, I don’t know about the “Army-Navy” game, but certainly the Iron Bowl.
Did Sessions discourage Trump from supporting Moore so the dem would win?
Time to look at Reid Hoffman’s dirty laundry.
Yep. I believe the Army-Navy game was more important than the election.
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