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Former President Donald Trump's campaign confirmed on Saturday that his internal communications were committed by hackers.
Confirmation came later politician reported receiving internal documents from Trump.
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Steven Cheung, director of communications for the campaign, stated: “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, with the intention of interfering with the 2024 election and sowing chaos throughout our process democratic”.
According to Cheung, a recent Microsoft report revealed that Iranian hackers breached the account of a “high-ranking official” in the June 2024 US presidential campaign.
This timing coincided with President Trump's selection of his vice presidential nominee.
Cheung also linked the hack to a broader pattern of aggression, noting, “The Iranians know that President Trump will end his reign of terror just as he did in his first four years in the White House. Any means of communication or media outlet that reprints documents or internal communications is doing the bidding of America's enemies and doing exactly what they want.”
BREAKING: Trump campaign hacked, internal documents sent to @POLITICO
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT: “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, with the intent to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our democratic process. A…
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 10, 2024
The documents sent to Politico included a 271-page “dossier” on Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, dating back to February.
The dossier contained information about Vance's past positions, statements and criticisms of Trump under a section called “POTENTIAL VULNERABILITIES.”
Politico began receiving emails from a person identifying himself as “Robert” through an anonymous AOL account on July 22, shortly after Trump announced Vance as his running mate. “Robert” allegedly warned reporters not to question the source of the documents, stating: “Any answer to that question will commit me and also legally restrict you from publishing them.”
The anonymous source also provided documents on Senator Marco Rubio, who was reportedly considered Trump's running mate, and claimed to have a “variety of documents from [Trump’s] legal and court documents to internal campaign discussions.”
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell had this to say:
The intelligence community knows that Joe and Kamala bankrolled Iran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief, credit and cash.
Iran used this money to launch multiple wars through the Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Iran also used Joe and Kamala's money to target Donald Trump with…
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 10, 2024
“The intelligence community knows that Joe and Kamala bankrolled Iran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief, credit and cash.
Iran used this money to launch multiple wars through the Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Iran also used Joe and Kamala's money to target Donald Trump in a plot to assassinate Trump, and now they've used Joe and Kamala's money to hack the Trump campaign.
The intellectual community knows the dangers of financing Iran.” – Richard Grenell
