Leaked Emails Show Stephen Miller Helped Tank Marco Rubio’s Campaign in 2016
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To the extent that stories planted on Breitbart can influence a presidential campaign—and sadly, evidence suggests that the influence is far more than we’d like believe—Stephen Miller helped submarine Marco Rubio’s chances for the presidency in 2016. From NBC News:
The emails, which were first given to the Southern Poverty Law Center by former Breitbart writer Katie McHugh, reveal that Breitbart published an article in October 2015 about immigration levels with the byline “Breitbart News” under the direction of Miller while he was working for then-Sen. Jeff Sessions.
Miller took steps to make sure his involvement—and by extension Sessions’—were hidden:
“Also how should we run this? Under Senator Sessions’ byline? Or under ‘Breitbart News’ byline?” Boyle asked in a reply.