Clinton Campaign’s 2-Pronged Plan to Create the Trump–Russia Collusion Narrative

Clinton Campaign’s 2-Pronged Plan to Create the Trump–Russia Collusion Narrative
Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in New York on April 10, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Jeff Carlson
Hans Mahncke
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News Analysis
In October 2016, Wikileaks released a little-noticed email exchange involving Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and Democratic strategist Joel Johnson. The exchange, which was dated Feb. 26, 2016, revealed the existence of a Clinton campaign “swift boat project”—a political term used for smear campaigns—aimed at then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.