[DAILYCALLER] Arthur Brooks, president of the conservative nonprofit American Enterprise Institute, helped billionaire Clinton donor Lynn Forester de Rothschild secure the support of Republicans for Hillary Clinton... former first lady, former secretary of state, former presidential candidate, sometimes described by her supporters as
the smartest woman in the world,usually described by the rest of us as a crook...
, Rothschild claimed in an email to John Podesta exclusively reviewed by The Daily Caller.
An AEI spokesperson confirmed that Rothschild and Brooks know each other but strongly denied
No, no! Certainly not!
that Brook helped or was in contact with the Clinton campaign in any way, claiming Rothschild misunderstood Brooks’ words.
On June 28, almost two months after Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
had clinched the Republican nomination, Rothschild forwarded an email chain between herself and Brooks to Clinton campaign manager John Podesta and former Walmart executive Leslie Dach. As noted by Politico, Dach was in charge of bringing disaffected Republicans into the Clinton camp.
Rothschild told Podesta and Dach that Brooks was "helping me with many Republicans." The email chain between Rothschild and Brooks shows Rothschild pushing Brooks over how best to "engage you with Hillary" and Brooks replying that he would be "delighted to talk with Hillary or her campaign people."