{"id":2355085,"date":"2024-10-15T09:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-publisher-in-damage-control-mode-accidentally-leaks-internal-message-about-plagiarism-scandal-report\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T09:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:33:42","slug":"kamala-harris-publisher-in-damage-control-mode-accidentally-leaks-internal-message-about-plagiarism-scandal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-publisher-in-damage-control-mode-accidentally-leaks-internal-message-about-plagiarism-scandal-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris&#8217; Publisher in &#8216;Damage Control Mode,&#8217; Accidentally Leaks Internal Message About Plagiarism Scandal: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-publisher-in-damage-control-mode-accidentally-leaks-internal-message-about-plagiarism-scandal-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses recent plagiarism allegations against Kamala Harris regarding her 2009 book &#8220;Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor&#8217;s Plan to Make Us Safer,&#8221; co-authored \u2062with Joan O\u2019C Hamilton. Conservative activist Christopher Rufo highlighted \u2063these allegations on social media, claiming that Austrian professor Stefan Weber found 27 \u2063instances of plagiarism in the book. The publisher, Chronicle Books, reportedly entered &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-does-damage-control-after-firing-staffers-for-past-marijuana-use\/\" title=\"White House does damage control after firing staffers for past marijuana use\">damage control mode<\/a>&#8221; due to the situation and \u200bsent an internal memo indicating that inquiries about the plagiarism must be handled by higher-ups.<\/p>\n<p>Rufo&#8217;s assertions have led to a public \u200cdebate, \u2062with the Harris\u200b campaign asserting that the book\u200c has been available for 15 years, and \u200dthat all sources and statistics were appropriately cited. In contrast, The New York Times concluded that the \u2064passages \u200din question did not constitute serious plagiarism, \u2064suggesting they \u200dsimply copied public descriptions of programs and statistical information. Rufo, however, continued to assert the existence of \u200cadditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-media-reject-justin-trudeaus-emergency-about-nothing\/\" title=\"Canadian Media Reject Justin Trudeau&#039;s &#039;Emergency About Nothing&#039;\">significant instances<\/a> of plagiarism, criticizing media responses and the perception surrounding them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The publisher of a 2009 book by now-Vice President Kamala Harris that has been cited for plagiarism is in &ldquo;damage control mode,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-activist-rogan-ohandley-talks-electoral-college-big-tech-more-with-oan\/\" title=\"Conservative activist Rogan O\u2019Handley talks Electoral College, Big Tech &amp; more with OAN\">conservative activist<\/a> who publicized the plagiarism on social media.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, conservative activist Christopher Rufo posted excerpts of &ldquo;Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor&rsquo;s Plan to Make Us Safer,&rdquo; that was co-authored with Joan O&rsquo;C Hamilton. Rufo used the excerpts to document instances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-pounces-kamala-harris-gets-hit-serious-plagiarism-allegations\/\">plagiarism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All told, Austrian professor Stefan Weber, found 27 instances of plagiarism, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kamala-harris-accused-plagiarizing-2009-book-about-being-smart-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All of which has Chronicle Books, which published the book, in a tizzy, Rufo wrote in a post <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1845960097287360657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Kamala Harris&rsquo;s publisher, Chronicle Books, is in damage control mode. The company accidentally sent my team an internal communication indicating that VP Lauren Hoffman is requiring that all inquiries about Harris&rsquo;s plagiarism go through the higher ups. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/seiF3bu0R2\">pic.twitter.com\/seiF3bu0R2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo &#9876;&#65039; (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1845960097287360657?\">October 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris&rsquo;s publisher, Chronicle Books, is in damage control mode,&rdquo; Rufo wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The company accidentally sent my team an internal communication indicating that VP Lauren Hoffman is requiring that all inquiries about Harris&rsquo;s plagiarism go through the higher-ups.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rufo attached a screenshot to the post<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey Sarah,&nbsp;Per Lauren Hoffman (VP, Executive Director, marketing and publicity) please do not respond or comment on any inquiries regarding SMART ON CRIME, and please continue to forward them directly to me. &nbsp;Really appreciate your help on this it is a very sensitive topic,&rdquo; the screenshot said.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harris-announces-plan-black-men-legalize-certain-types-drug-dealing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign<\/a> downplayed the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a book that&rsquo;s been out for 15 years, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> clearly cited sources and statistics in footnotes and endnotes throughout,&rdquo; James Singer, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-loeffler-fires-back-after-ossoff-accuses-her-of-campaigning-with-kkk-member\/\" title=\"Sen. Loeffler Fires Back After Ossoff Accuses Her of Campaigning with KKK Member\">campaign spokesman<\/a> said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/14\/us\/christopher-rufo-kamala-harris-book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Times also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/plagiarism-expert-drops-damning-post-cited-nyt-article-downplaying-allegations-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued its own conclusion<\/a>: &ldquo;The New York Times found that none of the passages in question took the ideas or thoughts of another writer, which is considered the most serious form of plagiarism. Instead, the sentences copy descriptions of programs or statistical information that appear elsewhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: This is another instance of verbatim plagiarism by Kamala Harris, which we had provided to the New York Times over the weekend&mdash;and which the Times refused to acknowledge in its report today.<\/p>\n<p>This makes six significant instances. And we have more in reserve. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DULCaoyYSP\">pic.twitter.com\/DULCaoyYSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo &#9876;&#65039; (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1845964044555243621?\">October 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  That led Rufo to post yet another example of plagiarism <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1845964044555243621?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1845964044555243621%7Ctwgr%5E3f4307b620068bcf8dac870f1339f4cbe1acc2d3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3189193%2Fharris-book-publisher-mistakenly-release-internal-memo-plagiarism-allegations%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is another instance of verbatim plagiarism by Kamala Harris, which we had provided to the New York Times over the weekend&mdash;and which the Times refused to acknowledge in its report today. This makes six significant instances. And we have more in reserve,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paraphrasing Solzhenitsyn: They know Kamala lied. They know that we know Kamala lied. In America, plagiarism has become a moral pillar of the regime&mdash;and they will slander anyone who notices.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher F. Rufo &#9876;&#65039; (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1845962793268531528?\">October 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Invoking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/10757424-we-know-that-they-are-lying-they-know-that-they\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">famous quote<\/a> from the Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Rufo delivered a scathing judgment of the reaction to the Harris scandal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Paraphrasing Solzhenitsyn: They know Kamala lied,&rdquo; he wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1845962793268531528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>. &ldquo;They know that we know Kamala lied. 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On Monday, Christopher Rufo shared excerpts from &#8220;Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor\u2019s Plan to Make Us Safer,&#8221; co-authored with Joan O\u2019C Hamilton, highlighting instances of alleged plagiarism. Austrian professor Stefan Weber identified 27 cases of plagiarism, according to Fox News. This situation has left Chronicle Books, the book&#8217;s publisher, in disarray, as noted by Rufo in a post on X. He revealed that an internal communication was mistakenly sent to his team indicating that VP Lauren Hoffman mandated all inquiries regarding Harris&#8217;s plagiarism be directed to higher management. The Harris campaign attempted to downplay the allegations by stating that the book has been published for 15 years and that sources were properly cited throughout. The New York Times also concluded that none of the questioned passages took ideas from other writers but rather copied descriptions or statistical information found elsewhere. Rufo continued to share examples of what he claims are instances of verbatim plagiarism and criticized the media&#8217;s response using a paraphrase from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about awareness and denial regarding dishonesty in America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-for-oct.-15-publisher.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33699,32438,43042,43041,8621],"class_list":["post-2355085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-damage-control","tag-kamala-harris","tag-leaked-message","tag-plagiarism-scandal","tag-publisher"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-harris-for-oct.-15-publisher.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}