Cambridge Analytica’s Promotion of Discontent Tied to Bannon

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told House Democrats that Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former adviser, was behind much of the company’s early focus on promoting public discontent to influence U.S. elections.

“Cambridge Analytica was set up to be essentially a full-service propaganda machine,” Wylie said, according to a partial transcript of April24’s closed-door interview released by House Democrats.

“Data Breach Plaintiffs” filed a notice May 29, 2018, to appear in Cambridge Analytica’s New York bankruptcy. The group is involved in two lawsuits that seek class-action status on claims that about 87 million Facebook users had their personal information taken without permission.

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Republicans didn’t participate in the interview of Wylie, conducted by Democrats on the Judiciary and the Oversight and Government Reform committees. Wylie also met on Wednesday with House Intelligence Committee Democrats. Bannon, who served as chief executive officer of Trump’s ...