Justice Dept. scrutinizes White House-connected doctor linked to disputed coronavirus treatment

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Source: Washington Post

Related DU thread: "Omg. He literally emailed one of the prosecutors just tasked with investigating CV-related crimes"

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Justice Dept. scrutinizes White House-connected doctor linked to disputed coronavirus treatment

By Rosalind S. Helderman and Matt Zapotosky
April 30, 2020 at 11:06 p.m. EDT

Federal prosecutors are examining the communications of a New York family doctor who appears frequently on Fox News and has been in touch with the White House to tout an anti-malarial as a treatment for the novel coronavirus, according to people contacted as part of the inquiry.

The examination of Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko’s records began when an associate, conservative commentator Jerome Corsi, accidentally sent an email intended for Zelenko to another “Z” name in his address book — federal prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky, who as a member of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team had spent months scrutinizing Corsi’s activities during the 2016 presidential election.

During episodes of his daily podcast this week and in a YouTube video he posted late Thursday in response to questions from The Washington Post, Corsi said that Zelinsky responded to the unexpected email by reaching out to Corsi’s lawyer and requesting all of Corsi’s communications with Zelenko.

Corsi said he and Zelenko are collaborating on a website designed to connect people with doctors. They have acted lawfully, Corsi added, but he plans to cooperate with the request and has handed over his communications.

Zelinsky is tasked now with investigating coronavirus-related crimes in the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office, as part of a directive from U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr to prioritize such cases. The department already has charged a medley of fraudsters for peddling fake cures, selling personal protective equipment they didn’t actually have or running more complicated Medicare reimbursement schemes, and officials say tips are coming in droves.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/vladimir-zev-zelenko-fox-news-trump-hydroxychloroquine-jerome-corsi/2020/04/30/82622456-8af2-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story.html

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1. This Corsi guy is a piece of work.

He and Rudy go way back. Corsi is of the Glenn Beck/Alex Jones ilk.

He babbles Limbaugh level carp on his own radio show.

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2. He's a Roger Stone associate

He was also very active as in the particularly loathsome and loudmouth "birther" movement.