Alt-Right Hyped Sexual Harassment Hoax to Attack Schumer

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



The fake document accusing Sen. Chuck Schumer of sexual harassment copied language from a real document that exposed Rep. John Conyers.

KELLY WEILL
12.13.17 3:09 PM ET

A forged document accusing the top Democrat in the Senate of sexual harassment copied language verbatim from a real sexual-harassment complaint filed against Rep. John Conyers.

On Tuesday afternoon, right-wing social media personalities Charles Johnson and Mike Cernovich boasted of obtaining a document that would put a senator out of a job. “Michael Cernovich & I are going to end the career of a U.S. Senator,” Johnson posted on Facebook on Monday.

The senator was Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York, Axios first reported.

But the document was fake. A copy of the document, obtained by The Daily Beast, purports to be draft lawsuit complaint against Schumer by a former staffer. It accuses him of sexual harassment. Schumer’s office told The Daily Beast the document and her signature are forgeries. Schumer’s office said the senator was not in Washington, D.C. or the United States during several dates in the document when he is said to have harassed the staffer.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-cernovich-chuck-johnson-alt-right-hyped-anti-schumer-forgery-that-plagiarized-conyers-complaint

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[Turbineguy]

1. These clowns

need to go to one of the Russian spy-schools to learn how to do this stuff.

[mercuryblues]

2. the staffer

the staffer in question said she did not write or sign that document. Cervovich certainly knew it was a fake when he pushed it, as he is claiming credit for exposing Conyers. It is word for word except the names.

[OnDoutside]

3. As predicted, they'll keep on trying.

[dhill926]

4. any legal recourse for this shit...

[herding cats]

6. The article seems to say there is due to the forging of a document filed in a public office.

Under D.C. law, forging a document filed in a public office is punishable by up to 10 years in jail or a $25,000 fine.

They'll have to catch the person who did the actual forging though.

[dhill926]

8. cool....thx for the info....

[riversedge]

5. My fear is that this former staffers name will revealed. They do not care who they hurt.

...........former staffer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the document was a forgery.


“The claims in this document are completely false, my signature is forged, and even basic facts about me are wrong,” the former staffer said in a statement. “I have contacted law enforcement to determine who is responsible. I parted with Senator Schumer’s office on good terms and have nothing but the fondest memories of my time there.”


Indeed, elements of the fake complaint against Schumer appear to have been lifted verbatim from a real sexual harassment lawsuit against Conyers. That complaint was unearthed by BuzzFeed—after Cernovich, a right-wing media personality, provided them with documents from a second, similar complaint against Conyers.

The Conyers complaint references “House Rule 23” and a “mediation” process between Conyers and his accuser. The fake Schumer complaint also describes allegations as falling under “House Rule 23,” which of course does not exist in the Senate. The “mediation” process in the Schumer document was never mentioned again. ..............................

[BigmanPigman]

7. GOP motto:lie, steal, cheat, hurt, destroy, pillage...

and they sleep soundly at night on their over stuffed mattresses (stuffed with $1,000 bills and Rubles).

[FakeNoose]

9. ... when they get caught they blame the Democrats

Same story, different day.