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As a long-standing associate of the Clintons, Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe has extensive ties with the Democratic establishment.
That history was placed into sharp relief this week when he made a hefty down payment on the services of former Clinton counsel Marc Elias.
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Elias is a critical figure in the ongoing Durham investigation and has been accused of lying to the media to hide the role of the Clinton campaign in funding the Steele dossier.
His former law partner Michael Sussmann at Perkins Coie was recently indicted by Durham. Elias has also led efforts to challenge Democratic losses, even as he denounces Republicans for such election challenges. Elias has been sanctioned as part of a prior election case.
Like Sussmann, Elias has left Perkins Coie. He ironically created a law firm specializing in campaign ethics.
McAuliffe may be preparing to challenge any win by Republican Glenn Youngkin. He has given $53,680 to the Elias Law Group. McAuliffe does not appear disturbed by Elias’ highly controversial career or his possible exposure in the Durham investigation.
When I raised whether Elias could be part of a post-election challenge by McAuliffe, Fox reporter Tyler O’Neil sent an email to McAuliffe spokesperson Christina Freundlich to ask for a response.
Freundlich responded by asking “can we try to kill this”?
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On its face, it seemed like the McAuliffe campaign was asking Fox to kill the story in a Twitteresque fashion. After all, many in the media killed the Hunter Biden laptop story before the election.
Following the misfire, Freundlich then sent a cryptic email stating “To dispute the challenges of the election.”
Later Freundlich seemed to confirm that she was seeking help from reporters to kill the story. She posted an…
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