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News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it
The Associated Press ^ | August 13, 2024 | BY DAVID BAUDER

Posted on 08/13/2024 5:54:53 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign, including its report vetting JD Vance as a vice presidential candidate. So far, each has refused to reveal any details about what they received.

Instead, Politico, The New York Times and The Washington Post have written about a potential hack of the campaign and described what they had in broad terms.

Their decisions stand in marked contrast to the 2016 presidential campaign, when a Russian hack exposed emails to and from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta. The website Wikileaks published a trove of these embarrassing missives, and mainstream news organizations covered them avidly.

Politico wrote over the weekend about receiving emails starting July 22 from a person identified as “Robert” that included a 271-page campaign document about Vance and a partial vetting report on Sen. Marco Rubio, who was also considered as a potential vice president. Both Politico and the Post said that two people had independently confirmed that the documents were authentic.

“Like many such vetting documents,” The Times wrote of the Vance report, “they contained past statements with the potential to be embarrassing or damaging, such as Mr. Vance’s remarks casting aspersions on Mr. Trump.”

What’s unclear is who provided the material. Politico said it did not know who “Robert” was and that when it spoke to the supposed leaker, he said, “I suggest you don’t be curious about where I got them from.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: associatedgaslight; associatedpravda; asspress; campaign; davidbauder; election2024; gaslightmedia; journalism; leaks; media; msm; pizzadave; pizzadavebauder; press; thegaslightmedia
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1 posted on 08/13/2024 5:54:53 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

saving for october?


2 posted on 08/13/2024 5:56:44 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That just means there wasn’t any juicy dirt they liked.

They are NOT principled, moral people.


3 posted on 08/13/2024 5:56:57 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It will be their Oct surprise.


4 posted on 08/13/2024 5:57:20 AM PDT by DaiHuy (I support LGBTQ. (Lets Get Biden to Quit.))
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To: joshua c

It’s their hold cards.
They are using the information, just not publishing it.
For example, if they know what negatives the Trump campaign feels about Vance, they might just harp on those negatives themselves.


5 posted on 08/13/2024 5:59:25 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: joshua c

Bingo! you got it that was my exact thought! They’re holding it back for an October surprise? I just wish we had experts on our side to hack the rats computers also …fair game when they start playing this kind of deceptive evil game!


6 posted on 08/13/2024 6:01:18 AM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: joshua c

No, because they don’t want to have to explain when they cover for the POTATUS or the putative PUTATUS.


7 posted on 08/13/2024 6:02:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

CIA or FBI people still trying to sink Trump.


8 posted on 08/13/2024 6:04:22 AM PDT by exnavy
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To: joshua c

Good catch. But if this is the case, then there is someone that needs to be caught and let go. If these types of people are running the campaign, no wonder they are falling behind.


9 posted on 08/13/2024 6:06:34 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They’re holding it for October.


10 posted on 08/13/2024 6:12:58 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: joshua c

Either that or there was nothing damaging in it


11 posted on 08/13/2024 6:15:37 AM PDT by suasponte137
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my first thought too. IF there was any damage to Trump they would already be using it. my thought is they won’t use anything because it all proves that Trump IS the real deal. they can’t have that knowledge out there, now can they?


12 posted on 08/13/2024 6:23:35 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("IF the Second goes first the First goes second" L.Star )
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To: Qwapisking

Trump invited Maria Abramovich to a “spirit cooking” dinner at Comet Pizza.


13 posted on 08/13/2024 6:26:55 AM PDT by brookwood (The root cause of illegal immigration- the US is rich and gives away benefits, other countries don't)
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To: cotton1706

Exactly what I thought, not much juicy stuff there.

No cheese pizzas and hot dogs, if you know what I mean.


14 posted on 08/13/2024 6:38:36 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
At least three news outlets were leaked confidential material from inside the Donald Trump campaign,

This is Watergate II, but what will the press do about it? Nothing.

15 posted on 08/13/2024 6:39:00 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: cotton1706

“That just means there wasn’t any juicy dirt they liked.”

No smart political organization would put “juicy” stuff on the internet.


16 posted on 08/13/2024 6:47:24 AM PDT by cymbeline (we saw men break out of a concentration camp.”)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hacking needs to be a felony. A capital offense. Hang the turd rollers. Hacking is going to get a lot of people killed the next time there is a war. The freaks and weirdos have made it very popular and something that a lot of Hacking Chimps are very proud of.


17 posted on 08/13/2024 6:53:23 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you liked the Joe Pedo show, you're going to love the Jamaican Queen's "White Dude" Job Corp.show)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If there was nothing damaging, then why bother leaking it? Is that really a leak? “Hey, I got some dirt to leak to you. Trump paid all his taxes!Don’t tell anyone who told you”


18 posted on 08/13/2024 7:20:04 AM PDT by pghbjugop
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I 100% agree. Follow the electron hack and vaporize the hacker.


19 posted on 08/13/2024 7:20:11 AM PDT by Mouton (A 150MT hit may not solve our problems now but is a good start. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"Their decisions stand in marked contrast to the 2016 presidential campaign, when a Russian hack exposed emails to and from Hillary Clinton’s campaign..."

Who killed Seth Rich?


20 posted on 08/13/2024 7:49:28 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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