Special Counsel studies Trump campaign ties to Cambridge Analytics

[MelissaB]

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.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/special-counsel-studies-trump-campaign-ties-cambridge-analytics/story?id=53903252

[MelissaB]

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A source with direct knowledge who has met with the special counsel's team tells ABC News investigators have asked former senior level campaign staff about the digital operations, specifically how data was collected and used and how assets were targeted specifically in the battleground states. Mueller's team has asked witnesses about the process of "micro targeting" which is the process of using data to identify specific groups of individuals and thereby influence their thoughts and potentially their actions.

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2. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica worked side by side at a Trump campaign office in San Antonio

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica worked side by side at a Trump campaign office in San Antonio
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210388760

[MelissaB]

3. Is this the first time the RNC has been mentioned?

[BlueJac]

4. K&R from Florida...