"Yet Fox News and its media children continued to peddle a story in perfect coordination with House Republicans and the President. "There has never been any missing server, smashed hard drives, blackmailed members of Congress, or breach of classified information," he said in the statement, according to the Post. Liu, according to the Post.Īwan's attorney said in a statement that his client had been the target of "political persecution." On 10 November the government announced the appointment of Australias first ambassador for cyber affairs, ASPIs Toby Feakin. The investigation was led by Trump-nominated U.S. Including interviewing approximately 40 witnesses." The plea deal said the government had conducted "a thorough investigation of those allegations. RUSH: As to who hacked the Democrat National Committee server, it was Democrat National Committee employees. I'm gonna tell you who I think did hack the Democrat server. The 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak is a collection of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails stolen by one or more hackers operating. "Particularly, the Government has found no evidence that your client illegally removed House data from the House network or from House Members' offices, stole the House Democratic Caucus Server, stole or destroyed House information technology equipment, or improperly accessed or transferred government information, including classified or sensitive information," it said. Pakistan Hacked the DNC Server and Maybe Hillary’s Illegal Server Too. "The Government has uncovered no evidence that your client violated federal law with respect to the House computer systems," prosecutors noted in the plea agreement signed Tuesday. Gowan said Awan's misrepresentation was "wrong" and aimed at speeding the loan approval so that he could send money to his ailing father in Pakistan.Īs The Washington Post notes, "the agreement included an unusual passage that described the scope of the investigation and cleared Awan of a litany of conspiracy theories promulgated on Internet blogs, picked up by right-leaning news sites and fanned by Trump on Twitter." In tweets, Trump referred to him as "the Pakistani mystery man" and vaguely suggested that he was tied to the hacking of the DNC's email servers. Since then, right-wing websites such as The Daily Caller and commentators on Fox News have pushed a narrative that Awan, a Pakistani immigrant, used his job as a cover for stealing government secrets. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other Democratic lawmakers - was arrested a year ago at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., and charged with bank fraud. Imran Awan - who worked for former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee Rep. Nevertheless, federal prosecutors said they found no evidence that he stole government secrets, as many conservatives, including President Trump, have suggested. A former IT staffer who worked for Wasserman Schultz pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of lying on a loan application.Ī former IT specialist for congressional Democrats who has figured prominently in right-wing conspiracy theories pleaded guilty Tuesday to making false statements on a loan application. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, on Capitol Hill in May 2017.