ChiGoose Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 We received internal Trump documents from “Robert”. The campaign just confirmed it was hacked. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign said Saturday that some of its internal communications had been hacked. The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump’s operation. The campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to the United States,” citing a Microsoft report on Friday that Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign.” Microsoft did not identify the campaign targeted by the email and declined to comment Saturday. POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation, and a Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, declined to say if they had further information substantiating the campaigns’ suggestion that it was targeted by Iran. “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Cheung said. “On Friday, a new report from Microsoft found that Iranian hackers broke into the account of a ‘high ranking official’ on the U.S. presidential campaign in June 2024, which coincides with the close timing of President Trump’s selection of a vice presidential nominee.” Cheung declined to say whether the campaign had been in contact with Microsoft or law enforcement about the breach, saying it would not discuss such conversations. On July 22, POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account. Over the course of the past few weeks, the person — who used an AOL email account and identified themselves only as “Robert” — relayed what appeared to be internal communications from a senior Trump campaign official. A research dossier the campaign had apparently done on Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, which was dated Feb. 23, was included in the documents. The documents are authentic, according to two people familiar with them and granted anonymity to describe internal communications. One of the people described the dossier as a preliminary version of Vance’s vetting file. The research dossier was a 271-page document based on publicly available information about Vance’s past record and statements, with some — such as his past criticisms of Trump — identified in the document as “POTENTIAL VULNERABILITIES.” The person also sent part of a research document about Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who was also a finalist for the vice presidential nomination. The person said they had a “variety of documents from [Trump’s] legal and court documents to internal campaign discussions.” Asked how they obtained the documents, the person responded: “I suggest you don’t be curious about where I got them from. Any answer to this question, will compromise me and also legally restricts you from publishing them.” The scope of the information obtained by the hacker is unclear. But it represents a major security breach for Trump’s campaign. Last month, reports emerged of the U.S. intelligence community receiving increasing evidence suggesting Iran was working on plots to kill Trump in retaliation for his decision to order the assassination of Iranian military officer Qassem Soleimani in 2020. There is no indication that the shooter who targeted Trump at a rally last month was connected to the plot. In his statement Saturday, Cheung pointed to those reports, saying, “The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House.” Iranian government officials could not immediately be reached for comment. In 2016, top Democratic Party officials were hacked ahead of the presidential election. The breach resulted in the leak of embarrassing emails documenting the inner workings of the party and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign. National security officials later blamed Russia for orchestrating the hacking effort. Many of those emails were later disseminated to WikiLeaks, a website that publishes leaked documents, and were published in the run-up to Election Day with an eye toward embarrassing Clinton’s political operation. In 2017, the Justice Department launched an investigation into Russian interference in the election and what role Trump associates played in the hacking effort. Special counsel Robert Mueller ultimately found no evidence that Trump or his campaign conspired with the Russians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Iran is definitely aligned with the Hamas / Harris ticket, hoping for a continuation of the Biden administration that unfroze 6 Billion in funds for Iran to use to launch it's proxy war in Israel. The Hamas wing of the Hamas / Harris ticket will be thrilled if their Iranian partners successfully hacked the Trump campaign. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K D Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Iranian hackers eh? Edited August 10 by KDIGGZ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 I’m donating $1,000 if the couch is in Vance’s report: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Probably Israel. They are hoping Trump gets angry at Iran so if he wins he might go through with his attack on them. When the DNC was hacked, MAGA said phishing isn't hacking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backintheday544 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 12 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: This is why there should be a free speech limit on misinformation. Anyone could just as easily say, Trump leaked internal docs and that’s just as true as someone saying the CIA did it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 26 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Never missing an opportunity to show how gullible a human could be. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K D Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 35 minutes ago, Backintheday544 said: This is why there should be a free speech limit on misinformation. Anyone could just as easily say, Trump leaked internal docs and that’s just as true as someone saying the CIA did it. Riiight Trump leaked his own internal communications. Makes sense. Next thing you're going to tell me is women have testicles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 When the assassination attempt happened some sites tried to tie the shooter to Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 12 minutes ago, Tommy Callahan said: When the assassination attempt happened some sites tried to tie the shooter to Iran. Weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Callahan Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Just now, SectionC3 said: Weird. 👍 Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 44 minutes ago, Scraps said: Never missing an opportunity to show how gullible a human could be. Like voting for Harris after telling us Democracy dies in darkness for 9 years. 1 hour ago, Backintheday544 said: This is why there should be a free speech limit on misinformation. Anyone could just as easily say, Trump leaked internal docs and that’s just as true as someone saying the CIA did it. Un no. That’s why you need a free ****ing press to do its job - treat both parties with equal scrutiny and you won’t have the disaster this country is in today. You are too blind to see this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 3 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Like voting for Harris after telling us Democracy dies in darkness for 9 years. No, that is just avoiding the petulant orange child who couldn't admit losing the last election and then concocting schemes to overturn the results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blitz Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 5 minutes ago, Scraps said: No, that is just avoiding the petulant orange child who couldn't admit losing the last election and then concocting schemes to overturn the results. Like Stacy Abrams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 5 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Like Stacy Abrams? Proving neither party has a corner on the petulant child market. However, Stacy Abrams isn't running for POTUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 37 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said: Riiight Trump leaked his own internal communications. Makes sense. Next thing you're going to tell me is women have testicles Who cares, right? Does it look like the clown has a strategy aside from making up lies, hurling stupid insults and peddling conspiracy theories? Seriously, what would anyone learn about Trump's strategy they don't already know? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenhigh Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 2 hours ago, Backintheday544 said: I’m donating $1,000 if the couch is in Vance’s report: This couch thing really has you guys all horned up, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scraps Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 8 minutes ago, Tenhigh said: This couch thing really has you guys all horned up, huh? Not me. I have a strict rule of never getting between a man and his furniture. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 14 minutes ago, Tenhigh said: This couch thing really has you guys all horned up, huh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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