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“Kamala Harris’s publisher, Chronicle Books, is in damage control mode,” Rufo posted on X. He claimed that the publisher was in a panic after discovering the allegations and accidentally sent his team an internal memo outlining how to respond to media inquiries. “The company accidentally sent my team an internal communication indicating that VP Lauren Hoffman is requiring that all inquiries about Harris’s plagiarism go through the higher-ups,” Rufo stated.
Rufo even shared a screenshot of the internal message, which read: “Hey Sarah, 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. Really appreciate your help on this; it is a very sensitive topic.”
While Chronicle Books reportedly scrambled to contain the fallout, the Harris campaign seemed to downplay the significance of the plagiarism accusations. A spokesperson for the campaign, James Singer, responded by defending the integrity of the book, emphasizing that Harris had appropriately cited sources. “This is a book that’s been out for 15 years, and the vice president clearly cited sources and statistics in footnotes and endnotes throughout,” Singer said, according to The New York Times.
The New York Times itself weighed in on the issue, concluding that while there were similarities in the language used, the instances did not amount to plagiarism in the traditional sense. “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,” the Times reported.
Despite these defenses, Rufo wasn’t satisfied. He took to X once again to double down on his accusations, releasing yet another example of alleged plagiarism. “This is another instance of verbatim plagiarism by Kamala Harris, which we had provided to The New York Times over the weekend—and which the Times refused to acknowledge in its report today,” Rufo wrote. “This makes six significant instances. And we have more in reserve.”
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Rufo’s criticism didn’t end there. Drawing from a famous quote by Soviet dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Rufo made a scathing comparison to the Harris plagiarism scandal. “Paraphrasing Solzhenitsyn: They know Kamala lied,” he wrote in a post on X. “They know that we know Kamala lied. In America, plagiarism has become a moral pillar of the regime—and they will slander anyone who notices.”
As the debate continues to swirl, Harris finds herself once again under the microscope, with critics questioning her credibility and ethics. Meanwhile, her supporters argue that the allegations are overblown and politically motivated. Whether this controversy will have any lasting impact on Harris’ political future remains to be seen, but for now, the plagiarism scandal has undoubtedly added fuel to the fire in an already contentious political landscape.
