Hillary Clinton personally approved plan to share Trump-Russia allegation with the press in 2016, campaign manager says

CNN ^ | 5/20/22 | Marshall Cohen

[Libloather]

(CNN) - Hillary Clinton personally approved her campaign's plans in fall 2016 to share information with a reporter about an uncorroborated alleged server backchannel between Donald Trump and a top Russian bank, her former campaign manager testified Friday in federal court.

Robby Mook said he attended a meeting with other senior campaign officials where they learned about strange cyberactivity that suggested a relationship between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank, which is based in Moscow. The group decided to share the information with a reporter, and Mook subsequently ran that decision by Clinton herself.

"We discussed it with Hillary," Mook said, later adding that "she agreed with the decision."

A campaign staffer later passed the information to a reporter from Slate magazine, which the campaign hoped the reporter would "vet it out, and write what they believe is true," Mook said. Slate published a story on October 31, 2016, raising questions about the odd Trump-Alfa cyber links. After that story came out, Clinton tweeted about it, and posted a news release that said, "This secret hotline may be the key to unlocking the mystery of Trump's ties to Russia."

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Clinton officials say they didn't authorize FBI meeting

Sussmann passed along the same information about Trump and Alfa Bank to an FBI official in September 2016. Prosecutors charged him with lying to the FBI and allege that he falsely told the FBI official that he wasn't there for a client, even though he was there on Clinton's behalf.

He has pleaded not guilty and maintains that he went "to help the FBI" as a concerned citizen, and that the Clinton campaign wouldn't have wanted him to meet with the FBI in the first place.

[Libloather]

So sez the press. Now, about those destroyed classified emails...

[rdl6989]

CNN reported this? Did the devil go ice fishing this morning?

[Howie66]

So how long before we hear that Robbie Mook has committed suicide?

[airborne]

If only she was a republican she might face charges.

[high info voter]

SHE STARTED THE WHOLE THING

....AND THE MSM STILL KISSES HER A$$!!!

[newzjunkey]

Six years later the truth begins to come out from the shadows. I saw elsewhere Trump is suing. He and his supporters have every right to be outraged by the Russia Hoax, the Media lies and the abuses of government resources directed at a campaign and a sitting president.

I felt early on the Russia hoax made watergate look like a third rate burglary. It undermined a duly elected president for no other reason than jealous partisanship. In a just world it would virtually destroy the Democrat Party and their media and tech allies.

None of this matters if it’s not trending on Tik Tok /s

[ballplayer]

So Hillary ok’d it,they all knew it but Mueller spent millions and found nothing

[Flick Lives]

to share information with a reporter about an uncorroborated alleged server backchannel between Donald Trump and a top Russian bank...

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CNN can’t stop twisting the truth. It is not an “uncorroborated alleged” server backchannel. This “backchannel” story was determined to be flat-out false.

[Libloather]

...Mueller spent millions and found nothing...

And who pocketed the loot? That's right - Cankles lawyer pals.

[mastertex]

Was it wrong??? I mean if had known it was wrong I would have not done it......credit to George on Sindfield

[CheshireTheCat]

FTA:

During the hearing, Twitter users recirculated Clinton’s old post. It caught the eye of billionaire Elon Musk, who has become increasingly vocal about political matters while he tries to buy Twitter, and recently announced his support for the Republican Party. He called the Trump-Alfa allegation “a Clinton campaign hoax” and claimed that Sussmann “created an elaborate hoax.”

Sussmann’s lawyers declined to comment to CNN about Musk’s tweets.

There is no evidence to support Musk’s claim that Sussmann or the Clinton campaign peddled information they knew was untrue. Multiple witnesses testified that respected cyber experts harbored genuine national security concerns about the data. Sussmann’s lawyers repeatedly said he had no reason to doubt the accuracy of the material when he provided it to the FBI.

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So CNN, MSNC, et al. will spin this as an honest mistake and how great Hilary was for looking out for all of us because she was right to be suspicious about what Trump might be up to.

[joshua c]

is this the new and improved cnn under new management

[rovenstinez]

Looking forward to her NEW SPIN on this NEWS. She always has a good cackle for us that people are trying to TRUMP up charges against her.

[eyeamok]

And the whole gang at CNN was in on it and an integral part of the FRAUD. They all belong in PRISON FOR LIFE

[I want the USA back]

As long as hillary is not in federal prison, there is no criminal justice system in the USA.

[Big Giant Head]

“Multiple witnesses testified that respected cyber experts harbored genuine national security concerns about the data. “

Wow, CNN. Now do Hillary’s server. Remember all the SAP’s on there? Accessible to the world?

[libertylover]

I am really, really surprised that CNN would report this truth.

[PeterPrinciple]

I am really, really surprised that CNN would report this truth.

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We see one thing, they see another.

She didn’t know it was the truth. she still has plausible deniability.