Jerome Corsi

Jerome Corsi
Born
Jerome Robert Corsi

(1946-08-31) August 31, 1946 (age 78)
East Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationCase Western Reserve University (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
OccupationWriter
Known forCo-author of Unfit for Command
Author of The Obama Nation
Political partyConstitution[citation needed]
SpouseMonica Stettner

Jerome Robert Corsi (born August 31, 1946) is an American conspiracy theorist and author.[1][2] His two New York Times best-selling books, Unfit for Command (2004) and The Obama Nation (2008), attacked Democratic presidential candidates and have been criticized by opposition.[3][4][5]

In other books and columns for conservative to right-wing websites such as WorldNetDaily and Human Events, Corsi has discussed conspiracy theories, such as the alleged plans for a North American Union government; the "birther" claims that President Barack Obama is not a United States citizen;[6] criticism of the United States government for allegedly covering up information about the September 11 attacks;[7] and alleged United States support of Iran in its attempts to develop nuclear weapons.[8][9][10]

In 2017, he became the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the conspiracy theory website InfoWars but no longer works for the website.[11][12]

In 2018, Corsi was subpoenaed by the Mueller special counsel investigation over his contacts with former Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone and foreknowledge of WikiLeaks releases of stolen Clinton emails. Corsi claimed that he turned down a plea deal with Robert Mueller, and denied any such contacts or knowledge. Draft court documents released in November showed that he emailed Stone several times, updating him about impending WikiLeaks releases of stolen emails.

In November 2019, Stone was convicted of lying to Congress and other charges. Stone had testified to Congress that Randy Credico was his WikiLeaks go-between, but prosecutors said this was a lie in order to protect Corsi.[13]

  1. ^ Berlet, Chip (2010). "The roots of Anti-Obama rhetoric", in Cunnigen, Donald; Marino A. Bruce (ed.) Race in the Age of Obama (Research in Race and Ethnic Relations, Volume 16), Emerald Group Publishing, pp. 301–319 ISSN 0195-7449 ISBN 978-0-85724-167-2 doi:10.1108/S0195-7449(2010)0000016015 "Then there were books by well-known conspiracy theorists such as Jerome R. Corsi, author of The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality (2008)."
  2. ^ Redmond, Sean. Avatar Obama in the age of liquid celebrity. Celebrity Studies Volume 1, Issue 1 pp. 81–95. Routledge 2010. "... Jerome Corsi [discredits] the legitimacy of Obama's birth certificate [as a] conspiracy theorist promoting the story."
  3. ^ Brandon, Alex (August 16, 2008). "Democrats say Corsi book full of lies". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  4. ^ Miller, Joe (September 15, 2008). "Corsi's Dull Hatchet". FactCheck.org. Annenberg Public Policy Center. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  5. ^ Robinson, Eugene (August 15, 2008). "Obama Faces The Smear Machine". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Biggest Birther Loser: Jerome Corsi". The Baltimore Sun. April 28, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  7. ^ Wheaton, Sarah (August 14, 2008). "Anti-Obama Author on 9/11 Conspiracy". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  8. ^ Hawkins, John (January 3, 2007). "The 20 Most Annoying People on the Right". Human Events. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Bennett, Drake (November 25, 2007). "The amero conspiracy". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  10. ^ Koppelman, Alex (November 25, 2007). "U.S. to merge with Mexico and Canada?". Salon. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  11. ^ Menegus, Bryan (March 2018). "YouTube Terminates Account of InfoWars Bureau Chief [Updated]". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Mueller subpoenas Jerome Corsi, birther and ex-Alex Jones associate". NBC News. September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  13. ^ Mali, Meghashyam (November 15, 2019). "Jury finds Stone guilty of lying to Congress". TheHill. Retrieved November 29, 2019.