As I related in some other posts, that was almost certainly the case. The Deep State, the DNC and the Clinton campaign had “insurance policies” in place that would allow for the discrediting of ANY Republican nominee and I honestly believe that 2016 was not the first presidential election in which Republicans were so targeted. Remember what happened to Herman Cain?
Moreover, unless something happens to Barr and Durham, we’re going to find out that the FBI, CIA, State Dept., et al, actually PLANTED the information (X campaign’s relationship with Russia) that provided the predication for the initiation of Crossfire Hurricane. In other words, the Bureau, the CIA and the State Dept. created their own “self-licking ice cream cone,” the outcome of which would be discreditation of the nominee through a complex intelligence operation involving multiple countries and US agencies.
“Remember what happened to Herman Cain?”
Sure, Herman was a “test case” I believe. They later did the exact same thing to Roy Moore and attempted it with Trump too, and Kavanaugh.
Also, remember when Sarah Palin’s email got hacked? Awfully convenient if you wanted to tie her up fending off attacks in Alaska and stop her from trying to run again at the national level.