FBI Examing Fake Documents Targeting Clinton Campaign: Sources

Reuters ^ | Nov 4, 2016 | Mark Hosenball

[b4me]

The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia to disrupt the presidential election, people with knowledge of the matter said.

U.S. Senator Tom Carper, a Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has referred one of the documents to the FBI for investigation on the grounds that his name and stationery were forged to appear authentic, some of the sources who had knowledge of that discussion said.

In the letter identified as fake, Carper is quoted as writing to Clinton, “We will not let you lose this election,” a person who saw the document told Reuters.

[Mark]

Mark Hosenball ? Really?

[The Sons of Liberty]

The document, identified as a fake by the Clinton campaign, claims poll ratings had plunged for Clinton and called for “severe strategy changes for November” that could include “staged civil unrest” and “radiological attack” with dirty bombs to disrupt the vote.

My first suspicion is that the clinton campaign did this themselves to give them something to blame Trump and to falsely refute falling poll numbers.

[Lady Heron]

bingo, my first thought.

[Palio di Siena]

False flag

[lepton]

Fake anti-Clinton stories interspersed alongside a genuine scandal is a longtime Clinton tactic.

That’s a reason for people to verify sources and be careful what they cite and believe.

[Luke21]

Yeah, my MSNBC watching father in law says this is big stuff.

[drypowder]

so the hag's campaign created some fake docs and alerted the FSI so the FBI kind them to be fakes. Therefore, they will then claim that the most damaging docs found on her et. al, emails are also fake. Clever but criminal.

[b4me]

I did not know Reuters is fake stories. I was looking for more info about if Comey was making statement today.

[justlurking]

In addition to the Carper letter, the FBI has also reviewed a seven-page electronic document that carries the logos of Democratic pollster Joel Benenson’s firm, the Benenson Strategy Group, and the Clinton Foundation, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

Oh, please. This was an outright joke. If you read to the end, it was obvious. Here's the document:

http://media.wix.com/ugd/0cf371_514bfe6a2dec4871ab7da7d50b9be410.pdf

It's plausible at the start, but goes off the rails around page 4.

The FBI shouldn't be wasting their time on what amounts to an article from the Onion.

[Damifino]

This is pathetic... this is a letter on a fake letterhead submitted by Democrats to the FBI (not an email). The DOJ as is pushing it into the FBI and the claims are made by the Clinton campaign.

Dubious at best. Hope they get nailed for obstruction.

[CodeToad]

“I did not know Reuters is fake stories.”

yes, Reuters are fake stories. They have been publishing one pro-Hillary false propaganda piece after another.

[Fido969]

Trying to muddy the waters on the wikileaks docs.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Carper’s cover story for having got caught?

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner!

"Yeah....it wqas a fake letter...on my letterhead. That's why it looks so authentic. It was a....fake...."

[SMARTY]

She's a fake OF a fake.... now she wants to discredit the discredit she created FOR herself

This broad is no more fit for the WH than “O” was...and she's no smarter either.

I am really sick of all this crud.

How on earth COULD she ever be credible as the President of the United States?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

“What difference, at this point, does it make”?

[kiryandil]

Mark Hosenball was a VILE Clinton spearcatcher during the impeachment wars.

[fortheDeclaration]

This is Democrat damage control.

[Mr.Unique]

I’ve seen a lot of obviously fake emails and documents claiming to be from Wikileaks on my Facebook feed.

I wonder who is creating them.

[kiryandil]

There’s a good chance that Mark Hosenball is working DIRECTLY with the Clinton campaign.

[little jeremiah]

Their claim that documents are faked sounds like a last ditch effort to protect themselves. Clue is the “Russia did it” crap.