Special Counsel studies Trump campaign ties to Cambridge Analytics, sources say
Source:
ABC News
As questions have mounted about data firm Cambridge Analytica’s alleged misuse of Facebook data from up to 50 million user profiles, it has not only caught the eye of Congressional investigators but also the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team for the last several weeks has had a growing interest to better understand the relationship between the campaign, the Republican National Committee, and Cambridge Analytica, sources tell ABC News.
The company is also under investigation by British officials for its use of Facebook users’ data.
Sources tell ABC News several digital experts who worked in support of Trump’s bid in 2016 have met with Mueller's team for closed-door interviews. The staffers, most of whom were employed by the RNC, served as key members of the 2016 operation working closely with the campaign and the data firm, the sources said. The company worked closely with the Republican candidate’s political team.
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What's interesting is that we already know the russians hacked voter registration databases in several swing states. These db's contain names, addresses, party affiliation, and voting history. Combined with the info mined from facebook, and it would help focus specific messages to specific people.
Possession of those records in and of themselves would be a felony.
