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2024-09-12 08:30:44 UTC
Former President Donald Trump suggested on Fox & Friends on Wednesday that
Vice President Kamala Harris may have been given the debate questions in
advance.
She seems awfully familiar with the questions, Trump told the hosts,
prompting New York Times writer Michael Grynbaum to say Trump was presenting
a conspiracy theory.
On Fox & Friends, Trump veers into a conspiracy theory that Harris was
given debate questions by ABC ahead of time. (She wasnt.), Grynbaum said on
X.
On Fox & Friends, Trump veers into a conspiracy theory that Harris
was given debate questions by ABC ahead of time. (She wasnt.)
She seems awfully familiar with the questions, Trump says.
Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) September 11, 2024
There is precedent for Trumps suggestion. In 2016, months after a Democratic
primary debate, WikiLeaks revealed an email from Donna Brazile a CNN
contributor and then-interim DNC Chairwoman that showed she provided
Hillary Clinton a debate question prior to the March 12 primary debate.
From time to time I get the questions in advance, Brazile wrote in the
subject line of the email, which was sent to then Clinton communications
director Jennifer Palmieri the day before Clintons primary debate with Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
The body of the email contained a question about unions that Clinton was
asked.
Brazile denied that the email was real in an interview with Megyn Kelly, but
a security expert verified the emails authenticity.
WikiLeaks didnt reveal the original email until October 11, and shortly
after, it released another email from Brazile in which she provided another
debate question to Clinton ahead of a primary debate.
Brazile resigned from CNN after the emails were released, but played it off
as if it were merely an amicable split.
In November of 2016, just before the election, WikiLeaks released another
email from the same chain, showing Brazile providing more questions to
Clinton ahead of the debates.
Brazile refused to express any regret over her actions, telling SiriusXMs
Joe Madison, who is now deceased, that her conscience, as an activist, as a
strategistmy conscience is very clear.
She also told Madison that if I had to do it all over again, I would know a
hell of a lot more about cybersecurity.
Trump pointed out Braziles actions during a rally in 2016.
And speaking of draining the swamp, Donna Brazile did it again, he said.
WikiLeaks, today. She gave the questions to a debate to Hillary Clinton and
that was from a couple of weeks ago. Happened again, but this time far worse.
She gave the questions to the debate to Hillary Clinton. Now, theyre all
blaming Donna Brazile and frankly, I think she just got fired from the
network. She should be fired from the DNC.
Its likely we wont know if Harris was provided debate questions outside of
another WikiLeaks hack, but its unfair to say Trump is pushing a conspiracy
theory when this has happened before.
Grynbaum did not respond to a Daily Wire question on X prior to press time.
--
Let's go Brandon!
Vice President Kamala Harris may have been given the debate questions in
advance.
She seems awfully familiar with the questions, Trump told the hosts,
prompting New York Times writer Michael Grynbaum to say Trump was presenting
a conspiracy theory.
On Fox & Friends, Trump veers into a conspiracy theory that Harris was
given debate questions by ABC ahead of time. (She wasnt.), Grynbaum said on
X.
On Fox & Friends, Trump veers into a conspiracy theory that Harris
was given debate questions by ABC ahead of time. (She wasnt.)
She seems awfully familiar with the questions, Trump says.
Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) September 11, 2024
There is precedent for Trumps suggestion. In 2016, months after a Democratic
primary debate, WikiLeaks revealed an email from Donna Brazile a CNN
contributor and then-interim DNC Chairwoman that showed she provided
Hillary Clinton a debate question prior to the March 12 primary debate.
From time to time I get the questions in advance, Brazile wrote in the
subject line of the email, which was sent to then Clinton communications
director Jennifer Palmieri the day before Clintons primary debate with Sen.
Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
The body of the email contained a question about unions that Clinton was
asked.
Brazile denied that the email was real in an interview with Megyn Kelly, but
a security expert verified the emails authenticity.
WikiLeaks didnt reveal the original email until October 11, and shortly
after, it released another email from Brazile in which she provided another
debate question to Clinton ahead of a primary debate.
Brazile resigned from CNN after the emails were released, but played it off
as if it were merely an amicable split.
In November of 2016, just before the election, WikiLeaks released another
email from the same chain, showing Brazile providing more questions to
Clinton ahead of the debates.
Brazile refused to express any regret over her actions, telling SiriusXMs
Joe Madison, who is now deceased, that her conscience, as an activist, as a
strategistmy conscience is very clear.
She also told Madison that if I had to do it all over again, I would know a
hell of a lot more about cybersecurity.
Trump pointed out Braziles actions during a rally in 2016.
And speaking of draining the swamp, Donna Brazile did it again, he said.
WikiLeaks, today. She gave the questions to a debate to Hillary Clinton and
that was from a couple of weeks ago. Happened again, but this time far worse.
She gave the questions to the debate to Hillary Clinton. Now, theyre all
blaming Donna Brazile and frankly, I think she just got fired from the
network. She should be fired from the DNC.
Its likely we wont know if Harris was provided debate questions outside of
another WikiLeaks hack, but its unfair to say Trump is pushing a conspiracy
theory when this has happened before.
Grynbaum did not respond to a Daily Wire question on X prior to press time.
--
Let's go Brandon!
