PlainSite :: William Moran II v. Newsweek LLC et al, Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County Case No. 151179/2017 Document 43: Exhibit(s)

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Enjoy a Phoenix weekend for $79 Russia could doctor’ hacked emails, U.S.

officials warn Ad: 29 seconds Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent October 7, 2016 Popular in the Community Photo-illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP A group of former top national security officials and outside experts is warning that Russian intelligence agents may “doctor” emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee and other political groups as part of a sophisticated “disinformation” campaign aimed at influencing the 2016 election. The group, including former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Controversial "Fixer Upper" Barndominium former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke, is urging the Rental In Hot Water Again 1409 messages 4% 78% 18 news media to be “cautious” about publishing such material lest they be playing into the Russians’ hands.

“What is taking place in the United States follows a well-known Russian playbook: First leak compelling and truthful information to gain credibility. The next step: Release fake documents that look the same,” the group said in a joint public statement to be released Friday. An advance copy was provided to Yahoo News.

The statement is being released the day after DCLeaks — a mysterious, Photos From Jaw Dropping Actresses From Th Past!

recently created pop-up website that has been linked to Russia’s military History Things Sponsored intelligence service — posted a cache of emails apparently hacked from the private gmail account of Capricia Marshall, a longtime Hillary Clinton aide who served as chief of State Department protocol during the time the Democratic nominee was secretary of state.

While it was not immediately clear whether the Marshall emails contained anything politically damaging, the posting was viewed with alarm inside Democratic Party circles, said two sources who are closely monitoring the Internet hacks. It was seen as the latest sign that the DCLeaks website and others believed to be receiving material from Russian intelligence, including WikiLeaks, may be planning more surprise disclosures in the last few Franken on Gorsuch’s ‘frozen trucker’ opinion:

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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 05/25/2017 05:52 PM 3/21/2017 Russia could ‘doctor’ hacked emails, U.S. officials warn NYSCEF DOC. NO. 43 Home Mail Flickr Tumblr News Sports Finance Celebrity US World Groups Mobile RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/25/2017 More Search Search News Home Answers Politics Tech Science Odd News ABC News Try Yahoo News on Firefox » 1 Sign in Chelsea Handler Slammed by Donald Trump Jr for Tweet About His Family 6406 messages Follow Us 4% 60% 36 0% 100 Photos of the day - March 21, 2017 2 messages 0% Homeowners Born Before 1985 Get a Huge Surprise Fetcharate Mortgage Sponsored “The Russians aren’t coming. They’re already here,” said Tara Sonenshine, a former undersecretary for public diplomacy under Clinton and one of the organizers of the joint statement.

The fear that more embarrassing emails may be coming is especially acute among Democratic operatives and loyalists who have become convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin favors Republican nominee Donald Trump and is attempting to help his campaign. And perhaps not surprisingly, most, if not all, of the 16 former officials and national security experts who signed the statement — including Chertoff, who served during the Bush administration — have endorsed Clinton.

Joaquin Castro wishes Rex Tillerson would attend NATO meeting 4 messages 0% 83% 17 (Other signers include several Obama administration alumni, such as former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet and former State Department counterterrorism coordinator Daniel Benjamin; former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee; and Robert Kagan and Max Boot, two influential Republican national security commentators who are backing Clinton.) Sonenshine insisted that the purpose of the letter was not to pressure the news North Korea 'launches' surprise attack on media to refuse to publish leaked emails. She said it was to alert editors to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson 1865 messages 5% 60% 35 Russians’ history of fabrications and the need to proceed cautiously. “You can’t put out a red stop sign to journalism,” she said. “But you can put up a yellow flag.” Sonenshine and another organizer of the letter, Ken Gude of the Center for American Progress, said there is evidence that the Russian intelligence service has fabricated or altered documents to further its political aims in Ukraine and elsewhere. And the joint statement warns such actions appear to fit into a larger strategy of using “cybertools” against Western democracies. Similar concerns White House won’t say whether Trump will present proof of wiretapping about Russian “information warfare” were raised in a recent U.S. intelligence 1793 messages 3% report, disclosed last week by Yahoo News, that cited the activities of Russian Internet trolls and the broadcasts of RT and Sputnik, two state-sponsored media outlets.

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PDF Page 3	INDEX NO. 151179/2017 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 05/25/2017 05:52 PM 3/21/2017 Russia could ‘doctor’ hacked emails, U.S. officials warn NYSCEF DOC. NO. 43 Home Mail Flickr Tumblr News Sports Finance Celebrity US World Groups Mobile RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/25/2017 More Try Yahoo News on Firefox » 1 Search Search News Home Answers Politics Tech Science Odd News Sign in ABC News Follow Us Watch Live: Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's confirmation hearing THE MINUTE YOU WERE LOST FOR WORDS. BOO OOK THIS S MINUTE Enjoy a Phoenix weekend for $79 Russia could doctor’ hacked emails, U.S. officials warn Ad: 29 seconds Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent October 7, 2016 Popular in the Community Photo-illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP A group of former top national security officials and outside experts is warning that Russian intelligence agents may “doctor” emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee and other political groups as part of a sophisticated “disinformation” campaign aimed at influencing the 2016 election. The group, including former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Controversial "Fixer Upper" Barndominium former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke, is urging the Rental In Hot Water Again 1409 messages 4% 78% 18 news media to be “cautious” about publishing such material lest they be playing into the Russians’ hands. “What is taking place in the United States follows a well-known Russian playbook: First leak compelling and truthful information to gain credibility. The next step: Release fake documents that look the same,” the group said in a joint public statement to be released Friday. An advance copy was provided to Yahoo News. The statement is being released the day after DCLeaks — a mysterious, Photos From Jaw Dropping Actresses From Th Past! recently created pop-up website that has been linked to Russia’s military History Things Sponsored intelligence service — posted a cache of emails apparently hacked from the private gmail account of Capricia Marshall, a longtime Hillary Clinton aide who served as chief of State Department protocol during the time the Democratic nominee was secretary of state. While it was not immediately clear whether the Marshall emails contained anything politically damaging, the posting was viewed with alarm inside Democratic Party circles, said two sources who are closely monitoring the Internet hacks. It was seen as the latest sign that the DCLeaks website and others believed to be receiving material from Russian intelligence, including WikiLeaks, may be planning more surprise disclosures in the last few Franken on Gorsuch’s ‘frozen trucker’ opinion: ‘That’s absurd’ 7 messages 0% weeks of the election campaign. Russia Influence Warning Letter 1 https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-could-doctor-hacked-emails-u-s-officials-warn-151623905.html 100% 0

PDF Page 4	INDEX NO. 151179/2017 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 05/25/2017 05:52 PM 3/21/2017 Russia could ‘doctor’ hacked emails, U.S. officials warn NYSCEF DOC. NO. 43 Home Mail Flickr Tumblr News Sports Finance Celebrity US World Groups Mobile RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/25/2017 More Search Search News Home Answers Politics Tech Science Odd News ABC News Try Yahoo News on Firefox » 1 Sign in Chelsea Handler Slammed by Donald Trump Jr for Tweet About His Family 6406 messages Follow Us 4% 60% 36 0% 100 Photos of the day - March 21, 2017 2 messages 0% Homeowners Born Before 1985 Get a Huge Surprise Fetcharate Mortgage Sponsored “The Russians aren’t coming. They’re already here,” said Tara Sonenshine, a former undersecretary for public diplomacy under Clinton and one of the organizers of the joint statement. The fear that more embarrassing emails may be coming is especially acute among Democratic operatives and loyalists who have become convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin favors Republican nominee Donald Trump and is attempting to help his campaign. And perhaps not surprisingly, most, if not all, of the 16 former officials and national security experts who signed the statement — including Chertoff, who served during the Bush administration — have endorsed Clinton. Joaquin Castro wishes Rex Tillerson would attend NATO meeting 4 messages 0% 83% 17 (Other signers include several Obama administration alumni, such as former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet and former State Department counterterrorism coordinator Daniel Benjamin; former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee; and Robert Kagan and Max Boot, two influential Republican national security commentators who are backing Clinton.) Sonenshine insisted that the purpose of the letter was not to pressure the news North Korea 'launches' surprise attack on media to refuse to publish leaked emails. She said it was to alert editors to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson 1865 messages 5% 60% 35 Russians’ history of fabrications and the need to proceed cautiously. “You can’t put out a red stop sign to journalism,” she said. “But you can put up a yellow flag.” Sonenshine and another organizer of the letter, Ken Gude of the Center for American Progress, said there is evidence that the Russian intelligence service has fabricated or altered documents to further its political aims in Ukraine and elsewhere. And the joint statement warns such actions appear to fit into a larger strategy of using “cybertools” against Western democracies. Similar concerns White House won’t say whether Trump will present proof of wiretapping about Russian “information warfare” were raised in a recent U.S. intelligence 1793 messages 3% report, disclosed last week by Yahoo News, that cited the activities of Russian Internet trolls and the broadcasts of RT and Sputnik, two state-sponsored media outlets. 2 https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-could-doctor-hacked-emails-u-s-officials-warn-151623905.html 71% 26

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