RNC Tells Staff To Preserve All Documents From 2016 Campaign: Report
Seems like a big deal.
The Republican National Committee has asked all its employees to preserve all documents related to the 2016 campaign, according to a report by BuzzFeed News.
While RNC attorneys are describing the document retention request as a precautionary move, however, the action reflects the anticipation that federal investigators are will be requesting campaign documents as part of the Russia investigation.
BuzzFeed obtained a July 28 staff-wide memo instructing employees not to “delete, destroy, modify, or remove from your paper files, laptop computer, desktop computer, tablet, mobile device, email, or any storage system or device, any documents, records, or other materials that relate to the 2016 presidential election or that may relate to any investigation concerning the election.”
The memo indicates the RNC has not yet been contacted regarding any of the investigations.
The RNC memo reflects that federal investigators are increasingly focused on the connection between the Trump data analytics program and the Russia digital fake news opperation.
Read the full BuzzFeed report here.
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