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enormous and recalled telling the conference call the Access Hollywood tape was coming.[1] Corsi stated that he was convinced that his efforts had caused WikiLeaks to release the emails when they did.[2] In a later November 2018 interview, Corsi stated that he thought that he had told people on a WND conference call about the forthcoming tape and had sent out a tweet asking whether anyone could contact Assange, but then said that maybe he had done nothing.[3]
The Office investigated Corsi's allegations about the events of October 7, 2016 but found little corroboration for his allegations about the day.[4] Harm to Ongoing Matter [5] Harm to Ongoing Matter [6] However, the phone records themselves do not indicate that the conversation was with any of the reporters who broke the Access Hollywood story, and the Office has not otherwise been able to identify the substance of the conversation. Harm to Ongoing Matter .[7] However, the Office has not identified any conference call participant, or anyone who spoke to Corsi that day, who says that they received non-public information about the tape from Corsi or acknowledged having contacted a member of WikiLeaks on October 7, 2016 after a conversation with Corsi.
- e. Donald Trump Jr. Interaction with WikiLeaks
Donald Trump Jr. had direct electronic communications with WikiLeaks during the campaign period. On September 20, 2016, an individual named Jason Fishbein sent WikiLeaks the password for an unlaunched website focused on Trump's "unprecedented and dangerous" ties
- ↑ During the same interview, Corsi also suggested that he may have sent out public tweets because he knew Assange was reading his tweets. Our Office was unable to find evidence of any such tweets.
- ↑ Corsi 9/21/18 302, at 6-7.
- ↑ Corsi 11/1/18 302, at 6.
- ↑ Harm to Ongoing Matter Grand Jury
- ↑ Harm to Ongoing Matter
- ↑ HOM Grand Jury Harm to Ongoing Matter
- ↑ HOM Grand Jury Harm to Ongoing Matter Grand Jury Harm to Ongoing Matter
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