An Illinois businessman long involved in Republican politics and opposition research secretly raised $100,000 from donors in his quest to purchase what he believed were emails stolen from Hillary Clinton, The Wall Street Journal reports. Peter W. Smith received $100,000 from at least four people in the weeks before the 2016 election, and donated $50,000 himself, the Journal reports. Smith discussed his efforts with the Journal in 2017, just 10 days before he died by suicide, but the extent of hi...
GOP operative reportedly secretly raised $100,000 to obtain emails he believed were stolen from Hillary Clinton
The Week - 9 Oct 2018 04:59
An Illinois businessman long involved in Republican politics and opposition research secretly raised $100,000 from donors in his quest to purchase what he believed were emails stolen from Hillary Clinton, The Wall Street Journal reports. Peter W. Smith received $100,000 from at least four people in the weeks before the 2016 election, and donated $50,000 himself, the Journal reports. Smith discussed his efforts with the Journal in 2017, just 10 days before he died by suicide, but the extent of hi...
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