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Source #3023

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TitleMultiple news sources including official Trump campaign announcement
Original URLhttps://campaignlegal.org/update/newly-published-cambridge-analytica-documents-show-unlawful-support-trump-2016
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2016-08-17
EntitySteve Bannon
Captured2026-04-08T19:04:37.648Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-04-08T19:04:37.648Z UTC
SHA-2563947aacb02b53b2d36fc48964310eef82c134b80ea01d35079db949bd2579d69
Content length87 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Steve Bannon was appointed CEO of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign on August 17, 2016

Verifying this receipt

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