Trump campaign says it was hacked by 'foreign sources hostile to the United States'

The Trump campaign said on Saturday that its internal communications had been hacked by a hostile foreign entity.

Former President Donald Trump's campaign, in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation, blamed “foreign sources hostile to the United States” for the hack and pointed to a Microsoft Intelligence Report posted Friday that it claimed hackers affiliated with Iran's armed forces had “sent a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official in a presidential campaign” in June. The hacker, who the Trump campaign alleges is an Iranian agent, shared the stolen information with Politico starting in late July, the outlet reported. informed.

“I suggest you're not curious where I got them from,” the individual, who identified himself as “Robert” and used an AOL email address, told Politico. “Any answer to this question will commit me and also legally restrict you from posting.”

Politico gave a glimpse of what was in the communications released by the hacker, reporting that in addition to internal communications from the Trump campaign, it received a large document containing research conducted as part of the vetting process. Trump campaign of Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance.

“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 Trump campaign spokesman said, Steven Cheung, at the DCNF. “The Iranians know that President Trump will end their reign of terror just as he did in his first four years in the White House.”

Cheung said the timeline of the hack included in Microsoft's report “coincides with the close of President Trump's selection of a vice presidential nominee.”

It's unclear if Politico plans to release more than what it received from the hacker. The outlet did not immediately respond to DCNF's request for comment.

“Any media or outlet that reprints internal documents or communications is doing the bidding of America's enemies and doing exactly what they want,” Cheung told the DCNF.

Earlier this year, the US reported obtained intelligence indicating that the Iranian government was planning to assassinate Trump, prompting the Secret Service to beef up the former president's security.

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