Russian-Linked Firm that Paid Trump Lawyer Cohen Also Registered Alt-Right Web Domains: Report

The following article by Cody Fenwick was posted on the AlterNet website May 9, 2018:

Alt-right.co, Alternate-rt.com, and Alt-rite.com were among the site reportedly registered through the company.

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In the stories about Russia and President Donald Trump, things are almost always even more bizarre than they first appear.

Multiple outlets reported Wednesday night that Russian-linked firm Columbus Nova that paid Trump’s lawyer Michel Cohen hundreds of thousands of dollars following the 2016 presidential election also registered a series of website domain names tied to the alt-right.

Ben Collins of NBC News reported that the company registered alt-right.co, alternate-rt.com, and alt-rite.com, in addition to seven other variations. It also registered domain names not tied to the alt-right. Continue reading “Russian-Linked Firm that Paid Trump Lawyer Cohen Also Registered Alt-Right Web Domains: Report”