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DOJ began investigating a doctor promoting unproven COVID-19 treatments after a Roger Stone associate accidentally emailed a federal prosecutor instead of the doctor
Jerome Corsi, a far-right conspiracy theorist and close associate of the longtime GOP strategist Roger Stone, wanted to email Vladimir Zev Zelenko, a New York doctor who frequently appears on Fox News and has communicated with the White House about using hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus.
But instead of Zelenko, Corsi accidentally emailed Aaron Zelinsky, a federal prosecutor who worked on the former special counsel Robert Muellers team and spent months investigating Corsi and others, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Zelinsky responded to Corsis email by reaching out to Corsis lawyer and asking for all of Corsis communications with Zelenko, according to The Post. The Justice Department is now investigating all of Zelenkos communications.
Zelinsky works at the US attorneys office in Maryland which, along with US attorneys offices, has been tasked with prioritizing cases related to coronavirus misinformation, fraudsters, and people who promote fake, dangerous, or unproven treatments for the virus. The Justice Department is reportedly scrutinizing Zelenkos communications as part of that mandate.
Corsi said he and Zelenko are working together on a website that will connect people with doctors. He added that he and Zelenko have acted properly and he will cooperate with the inquiry. Corsi handed over all his communications with the doctor, including text messages, podcast materials, and marketing materials for the website.
The Post reported that Corsi revealed details of the email mix-up on an episode of his daily podcast and in a YouTube video he posted late Thursday after the paper reached out to him.
Zelenko frequently promotes hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for coronavirus. It is an effective anti-malarial drug, but despite being repeatedly touted by President Donald Trump as a potential cure for the virus, theres no robust evidence that it would work.
1,680 posted on 5/1/2020, 1:08:05 PM by Steven W.
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Sorry I don’t buy the ‘accidental’ email by Corsi.
Corsi is not a White Hat, far from it.
When do these freakin’ bureaucratic pigs start getting shut down?