A racist grifter and a conspiracy theorist were reportedly caught trying to smear Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg by soliciting fake claims of sexual assault from anyone who would sign on. In a report Monday, The Daily Beast described an apparent plot concocted by Jacob Wohl ― who earlier this year allegedly made terroristic threats against himself while harassing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) ― and conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman. The report says Wohl and Burkman tried to convince various Republicans to falsely accuse Buttigieg of attacking them, in order to shift the momentum of his presidential campaign. One such Republican said Wohl approached him and asked him to accuse Buttigieg of assaulting him while he was drunk. Later, in a Facebook post, Kelly said he was “not sexually assaulted” and that he was duped into signing on to the smear.

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2019 16:18 UTC