The claims by Nix intensify questions about the role Cambridge Analytica played in President Trump’s campaign and what data the firm used. Brad Parscale, who served as the campaign’s digital director and who helped hire Cambridge Analytica, appeared to dismiss Nix’s claims Wednesday. Facebook last week banned the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, Kogan and Wylie for allegedly improperly sharing that data. Cambridge Analytica did not respond to a request for comment. Cambridge Analytica repeatedly insisted this week that it used no Facebook data in the models that it did for the Trump campaign.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 23:46 UTC