July 26, 2019

Mueller Shot Down A Trump-Russia Collusion Theory That Wouldn’t Go Away


  • Robert Mueller said Wednesday that a Slate story alleging illicit links between a Russian bank’s computer servers and the Trump Organization is inaccurate.
  • A lawyer for the Clinton campaign and DNC provided information about the servers to Franklin Foer, the Slate reporter who published the now-debunked Oct. 31, 2016 article.
  • The lawyer, Michael Sussmann, also shared information with FBI general counsel James Baker.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller said Wednesday he believes a controversial news report published before the 2016 election that alleged secret contacts between email servers for the Trump Organization and a Russian bank is inaccurate.

The story in question, which was published by Slate, has been a source of much debate since it was published on Oct. 31, 2016. It alleged that a Russian bank called Alfa Bank had a secret line of communication with President Donald Trump’s real estate company, the Trump Organization, possibly for the purposes of collusion.

A lawyer for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Clinton campaign provided information about the alleged server connection in September 2016 to Franklin Foer, the Slate reporter who published the report. Michael Sussmann, the lawyer, also shared information with The New York Times and the FBI’s general counsel.

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