Saturday, October 30, 2021

Disaster Strikes McAuliffe Campaign After Staffer Mistakenly Emails Fox News

Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign may see the handwriting on the wall, as it has reportedly hired the infamous attorney Marc Elias' firm to represent them.

Fox News editor Tyler O'Neil reached out to McAuliffe campaign spokesperson Christina Freundlich via email for comment on a $53,580 payment to the Elias Law Group, referencing a story by George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley.

"I am writing a story about the report that McAuliffe hired Marc Elias, potentially to challenge the election results. Would the campaign explain the purpose of the hiring?" O'Neil asked.

Fox News reporter: "I am writing a story about the report that McAuliffe hired Marc Elias, potentially to challenge the election results []". McAuliffe spoksperson: "Can we try to kill this" pic.

The McAuliffe campaign did not respond to Fox on the record regarding the questions O'Neil asked in his original email.

McAuliffe served as co-chair of Bill's 1996 presidential re-election campaign and was campaign chair of Hillary's 2008 bid for the presidency.

McAuliffe has good reason to be nervous about Tuesday's election results, which may be behind bringing Elias on board as Turley suggested.

https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/disaster-strikes-mcauliffe-campaign-staffer-mistakenly-emails-fox-news 

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