Matt Mittenthal, a former spokesman for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, was recently hired by BuzzFeed for a communications position for the news section of the website. Prior to his work on Clinton's campaign, Mittenthal worked as a press secretary for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Heat Street reported
BuzzFeed Hires Former Hillary Clinton Campaign Spokesperson
BuzzFeed‘s editor in chief, Ben Smith, defended the decision to release the unverified information to the public last week.