Daily Caller: Jackson Cosko, The Maggie Hassan Staffer Who Maliciously Doxxed Republican Senators (and Their Families) During the Kavanaugh Hearings, Had an Accomplice Also in Maggie Hassan's Office

So two of her staffers resort to antifa-style tactics at the drop of a hat?

A former Senate IT aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan, Jackson Cosko, admitted he stole tens of thousands of documents, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers and the contents of the entire network drive from the New Hampshire Democrat.

Cosko allegedly used stolen private data about senators to "doxx" Republicans during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.

In a plea deal, Cosko -- whom Hassan fired for other misconduct before the theft -- said he worked with an accomplice who helped him gain access and wiped his fingerprints.

A court case has been opened against Samantha DeForest-Davis, a former Hassan aide who a source with knowledge of the situation said is the alleged accomplice.

A second former aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan is implicated in former IT staffer Jackson Cosko’s massive data-theft scheme that was ultimately used to "intimidate" Republican senators by "doxxing" them during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, prosecutors said.

Samantha G. DeForest-Davis, at the time a staff assistant to Hassan, was the aide who allegedly helped Cosko conduct his scheme, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Daily Caller News Foundation. Court records show a case naming her has been opened, and the source confirmed it relates to her alleged role in the data theft.

She has not been charged yet, though. Apparently the "court case" involves court business regarding her eligibility for a public defender:

She filed an affidavit that can be used to assess her eligibility for a public defender, but she has not been charged with any crimes, court records show.

So this seems like a preparatory move ahead of a charging, though we don't know if she'll be charged or not.

Note: I originally wrote that Cosko had been let off scot-free. I must have gotten him confused with another Democrat doxxer, because he's apparently to be sentenced in mid-June and could get, supposedly, anything from 2 to 5 years.

posted by Ace of Spades at 01:54 PM

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