As much as John Podesta enjoys making lobster risotto, time doesn’t always allow for that handcrafted touch, and sometimes the masses are going to have to settle for takeout. With only a week left before the election and Hillary Clinton’s email scandal threatening to boil over, Podesta’s been busy serving up some half-baked media reports, with an assist from the official @HillaryClinton Twitter account.
Podesta’s followers are getting an extra helping of Slate from the campaign today, with Podesta steering followers to at least two articles, including a bombshell report about Donald Trump’s own secret email server, which served as his own private pipeline direct to Russia.
Donald Trump has a secret email server set up to communicate privately with the Russian Alfa Bank. https://t.co/7b3E8VbT6c
— John Podesta (@johnpodesta) October 31, 2016
The Clinton campaign not only linked to Slate’s report: it released an expert analysis courtesy of the campaign’s own senior policy adviser. Trump’s secret hotline to Putin? Confirmed!
Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank. pic.twitter.com/8f8n9xMzUU
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 1, 2016
A scoop like that is the kind of thing one would have expected the New York Times to have been all over. In fact, Trump’s secret email server did pop up in a piece Monday, but only for the Times to report that it had obtained computer logs, and that the FBI had concluded the transmissions to Vladimir could have been nothing more than marketing email or spam.
FBI doubts supposed secret server communicating b/w Trump and Russia – "ultimately concluded that there could be an innocuous explanation" https://t.co/1LKhlgTgSx
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) November 1, 2016
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https://twitter.com/sbsane/status/793247584261316608
When your oppo dump journalism against Trump is so bad that the NYT debunks it, you done messed up.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) November 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/793267627846230016
Somebody in the Hillary camp issued the "Smoke 'em if you got 'em" order and the media are happy to comply.
— Michael Tedesco (@WellspringGP) November 1, 2016
It does seem that way.
In last 30 mins:
* More Trump tax docs dumped
* Trump cultivated by Kremlin
* Trump’s secret Russian bank server— Marc Love ?️? (@marcslove) November 1, 2016
The Clinton campaign is famous for projection, but maybe going after Trump for having his own secret email server isn’t the wisest move?
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/793270218306924544
Seriously? Not everyone has a private server like your candidate! My God I can't believe you hacks want 2 go there! #Idiots
— Carlisleboy (@Carlisleboy) November 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/793263017811120129
Clearly NYT is swaying the election for Trump here https://t.co/58n5sBidPH
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 1, 2016
OMG, The russian mob must have something on the NYT. It's the only thing that adds up.
— Belli (@bellisaurius) November 1, 2016
@davidharsanyi @nytimes What is the half-life of a Clinton distraction sound bite? I'll take what is a nanosecond for $200 Alex
— Craig Fiebig (@fiebinator) November 1, 2016
Tonight's "secret Russian server" fanfic was brought to you by the same people who lampooned Romney for having a sober assessment of Russia.
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) November 1, 2016
Amazing how everything was coordinated after Harry Reid dropped the accusation. Feels so much like Romney and his taxes four years ago… https://t.co/7GjhJnQY8D
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 1, 2016
But …
https://twitter.com/randomvariable/status/793250669138481152
https://twitter.com/randomvariable/status/793250853230698497
https://twitter.com/randomvariable/status/793253700487749632
“Russian” really is the word of the day.
Shouldn't you be emailing your social security number to a Nigerian prince right about now? https://t.co/uKJ5WjDTkw
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) November 1, 2016
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