Conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi claimed Monday that his stepson had received a subpoena to testify in the Russia probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Speaking on Fox Business Network, the conservative writer claimed Andrew Stettner was summoned over text messages that claimed a computer in Corsi's office had been "scrubbed."
Related: Conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi sues Robert Mueller for illegal surveillance
Corsi said that Stettner wiped the computer so that he could use it for his mother's business. "I think they think that Andrew was conspiring with me, as my computer expert, to destroy evidence," he said Monday. "They're looking for anything they can find."
.@jerome_corsi says his step-son has been subpoenaed in #MuellerProbe for wiping a hard drive, but Corsi claims he has a backup, but the Feds never asked for it, watch: pic.twitter.com/hpqHjaHnWi
— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) January 15, 2019
Corsi himself was subpoenaed for grand jury testimony last year. At the time, he said he was likely summoned over communications with close ally of President Donald Trump and lobbyist Roger Stone.
Draft court documents, The Washington Post reported, claim Corsi exchanged emails with Stone—which have since been deleted— concerning data released by the whistleblower website Wikileaks before the 2016 election.
The inflammatory author of books such as Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump and Where's the Birth Certificate? The Case That Barack Obama Is Not Eligible to Be President frequently attacks the Mueller probe, claiming it is intruding into the lives of his family.
Before Monday's television appearance, the former InfoWars Washington, D.C. bureau chief shared a video via Twitter asking Robert Mueller to "leave [his] family alone." The two-minute video features statements including, "You've sunk to a new low: intimidating my children," and "These are Gestapo intimidation tactics," intercut with unflattering images of Mueller and stock photos of empty pockets and attack dogs. Dramatic instrumental music plays throughout.
"We Italians cherish our families, and we protect our own," the video says. "We've seen mafia types like you before."
An avid Trump supporter, it's unclear if Corsi was aware of the president's possible links to the mafia, detailed in a recent Newsweek report.
My wife, Monica, will join me THIS EVENING on TRISH REGAN PRIMETIME @trish_regan Fox Business TODAY Monday, Jan 14, at 8pm ET. We are OUTRAGED at frightening new developments w Mueller harassing our family, FISHING for even CRIMES I can prove I DID NOT COMMIT @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/1T9c5xqH1O
— Dr. Jerome Corsi ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@jerome_corsi) January 14, 2019
Corsi filed a lawsuit against Mueller in December alleging illegal surveillance. In November, he set up a crowdfunding page to support his legal expenses and "help his family in the event he is incarcerated by Mueller." As of 9.30 a.m. ET January 15, the page had raised just over 10 percent of its $250,000 goal.
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