GOP Lobbyist In Manafort Case Deleted 200K Emails

[TheBlackAdder]

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Sam Patten admitted to using foreign money to buy Trump inaugural tickets, lied to Senate Intel Committee, and after his testimony deleted his entire Gmail archive folder. He's asking for probation.

The Trump Inauguration Swamp Festival investigation continues...

Sam Patten, a GOP lobbyist who straw-purchased inauguration tickets for a Ukranian oligarch, lied to the Senate Intel Committee about it, and then in a claim of "computer trouble" deleted his entire Gmail Archive folder containing a reported 200,000 emails.

As usual Natasha Bertrand has the story:

Natasha Bertrand
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Sam Patten's attorneys say he concealed a payment from a Ukrainian oligarch to Trump's inaugural because he was "blinded by a desire to accommodate his client." His lawyers also say that he "erred" in deleting 200k emails following his interview with the Senate Intel Committee.

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Oh he also tried to buy tickets to the National Prayer Breakfast, which in 2017 was FULL of Russians, remember?

Ryan J. Reilly
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Maria Butina wrote that Russian attendees at 2017 National Prayer Breakfast were "coming to establish a back channel of communication.”

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https://crooksandliars.com/2019/04/gop-lobbyist-manafort-case-deleted-200k

But Her E-Mails!

PS. Don't buy the bullshit that Google deletes any of your emails within 2 years, if ever!

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[uponit7771]

1. "deleting 200k emails following his interview with the Senate Intel Committee." Yeah, after he talks

... to the senate he gets rid of a tone of emails.

Right, ... k

[Lock individual1 up]

2. But hey, it's a mouse...

According to Criminal-in-Chief pooty poop.

[milestogo]

3. Yeah but what about Hillary's emails?

That's where our focus should be.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Agreed. You may have a local copy of your email archive, but it absolutely exists on Google's

Servers as well.

Trying to delete emails, even if it's from your OWN server, as a way to try to hide them ... is a fools errand. Every email has a sender and (at least one) recipient, which means at a MINIMUM every email you receive or send ... exists on at least ONE server which is NOT yours (I mean, unless you're like Google themselves, in control of both the sender and recipients email server ... and even then, either side could have set their email client to download every email, thus limiting your ability to 'clean up' conversations).

Almost certainly, the Senate committee is well-aware of this fact, and the Majority could absolutely subpoena the 'missing' emails from Google. But, conveniently for Patten ... as we know ...

[Mc Mike]

6. Russia, if you're listening...