National: Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges | Marshall Cohen/CNN
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News (OAN) reportedly sent an email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell containing a spreadsheet with passwords allegedly belonging to employees of the voting technology company Smartmatic. Smartmatic, currently suing OAN for defamation, revealed the existence of the spreadsheet, leading to concerns that OAN executives may have engaged in criminal activities by potentially violating state and federal laws regarding data privacy. The court records do not disclose how OAN obtained the spreadsheet or whether the passwords were authentic. Read Article