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Peter Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton emails, committed suicide: Report

By Josh Siegel
Published July 13, 2017 11:08pm ET
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Peter Smith, GOP operative who sought Clinton emails, committed suicide: Report
The Journal reported that Smith implied to people he sought to participate in the email effort that he was connected to several Trump campaign officials. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) | Damian Dovarganes

A Republican opposition researcher who reportedly tried to obtain emails thought to be stolen from Hillary Clinton’s private email server committed suicide days after talking to the Wall Street Journal about his efforts, according to a report Thursday.

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