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June 30, 2017

WSJ: GOP Researcher Sought Clinton Emails from Russian Hackers
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A now-deceased GOP opposition researcher, Peter W. Smith, with ties to
ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, contacted hackers in the
midst of the 2016 election campaign hoping they had emails hacked from
Hillary Clinton's personal server. That's according to a Wall Street
Journal exposé published Thursday. According to the Journal, Smith
explicitly outlined his connection with Flynn in his recruiting emails.
In one email, Smith said Flynn's son, Michael G. Flynn, was helping with
the effort. Trump and his administration have long maintained that there
is no evidence of collusion between Russian operatives and Trump
campaign associates.


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