In 2016, a hack of Democratic National Committee emails exposed internal party data. (Representative)
Washington:
Donald Trump’s campaign said Saturday it had been hacked and accused “foreign sources” of distributing internal communications and a dossier on running mate JD Vance.
Trump’s campaign implied that Iran was behind the move, as news outlet Politico reported that it had received emails containing the campaign materials from a source who declined to identify himself.
“These documents were illegally obtained from foreign sources hostile to the United States in order to disrupt the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our democratic process,” Donald Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.
Steven Cheung cited a report from Microsoft this week that said Iranian hackers “sent a spearphishing email to a senior official during a presidential campaign in June.”
The material received by Politico included research into the vetting of Vance, Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick.
In 2016, a hack of Democratic National Committee emails — blamed on the Russians — exposed internal party communications, including about candidate Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump, who would win the election, was criticized for encouraging the hack.
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