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Mother Jones reports:
A new conspiracy theory rising on the right is being deployed to help Donald Trump. It claims that Jack Smith, the special counsel who is prosecuting Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election and for his alleged swiping of classified documents, was part of a multimillion dollar extortion scheme when he was the chief prosecutor investigating and prosecuting war crimes in Kosovo.
In the past two weeks, this unsubstantiated narrative has started popping up on fringe right-wing sites and social media posts. Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser and QAnonish MAGA champion, has promoted this tale.
These allegations appear to be in the early phase of the right-wing transmission belt that propels false stories and conspiracy theories from less prominent platforms to more established conservative media and toward the mainstream—often facilitated by Republican members of Congress.
Read the full article. Also spreading the claim is former Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne, who left the company when he was exposed for having an affair with a literal Russian spy. And of course the homocons at Gateway Pundit are involved. Hit the link, there’s much more. No paywall.
THIS JUST IN: The far-right is pushing a bizarre conspiracy theory to discredit Jack Smith. It’s based on unconfirmed & wild allegations from a Kosovo businessman who’s been arrested for extortion & fraud. @dfriedman33 & I break it down. It’s a wild read:https://t.co/Uortta9HCA
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) December 23, 2023