According to recent reports and court filings, OAN, a pro-Trump network, is under scrutiny for potentially engaging in 'criminal activities' by sharing private information on Smartmatic employees. Lawyers from Smartmatic have informed a federal judge that OAN executives, including president Charles Herring, may have violated state and federal data privacy laws, which Smartmatic's allegations suggest amounts to possible criminal activity. This follows an incident where Herring allegedly sent an email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell with a spreadsheet that claimed to contain passwords of Smartmatic employees after the 2020 election.
Execs at pro-Trump network OAN may have "engaged in criminal activities" while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges: In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of OAN sent a potentially explosive email to Sidney Powell, with a spreadsheet claiming to contain…
Woah. From @MarshallCohen: OAN president Charles Herring sent an email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell with a spreadsheet claiming to contain passwords of Smartmatic employees. https://t.co/O4a6vvaoA8
By allegedly forwarding an email with purported sensitive employee information, OAN’s leadership “appear to have violated data privacy laws,” which amounts to possible “criminal activity,” according to recent court filings. https://t.co/pOi0w4VMHl
Lawyers from Smartmatic told a federal judge OAN executives “may have engaged in criminal activities” because they “appear to have violated state and federal laws regarding data privacy.” https://t.co/V9TXI9ovE4
OAN Sent Trump Lawyer Private Information on Smartmatic Employees After 2020 Election: Report https://t.co/mr0VwbhnAQ