A top aide for Hillary Clinton briefly discussed in February a plan to “swift boat” Donald Trump, as her advisers began to look past a contentious primary and toward their likely general election opponent, according to hacked emails posted Monday by WikiLeaks.
“I know you can't look past Bernie and March primaries -- but who is in charge of the Trump swift boat project?” wrote Clinton ally Joel Johnson in a hacked email to top Clinton spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri. “Needs to be ready, funded and unleashed when we decide -- but not a half assed scramble.”
"* She has to be for TPP*. She called it the "gold standard" of trade agreements. I think opposing that would be a huge flip flop. She can say that as President she would work to change it. She can say that it can be better. But I think she should support it," Klain wrote in an email.
John Podesta congratulated White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough in November of last year on “finally sending the Keystone body to the morgue,” one day after President Barack Obama announced that he would reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline following a seven-year review.
“I'm w Joel,” wrote campaign manager Robby Mook. “We shouldn't have Israel at public events. Especially dem activists.”
"Marc made a convincing case to me this am that these sorts of restrictions don't really get you anything...that Obama actually got judged MORE harshly as a result," Mook wrote. "He convinced me. So...in a complete U-turn, I'm ok just taking the money and dealing with any attacks."
Palmieri jumped in, "Take the money!!"
The decision was a tricky one, according to the emails, in part because the campaign already was accepting help. At one point, adviser Dennis Cheng wrote: "We do need to make a decision on this ASAP as our friends who happen to be registered with FARA are already donating and raising." FARA refers to the federal statute requiring registration of agents for foreign governments.
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