Democrat PAC Publishes Internal Trump Campaign Emails Leaked By Iranian Hacking Group
A Democratic Political Action Committee (PAC) published internal Trump campaign emails after an Iranian hacking group reportedly leaked them, Reuters reported on Friday. The hackers recently started trying to pass off…
A Democratic Political Action Committee (PAC) published internal Trump campaign emails after an Iranian hacking group reportedly leaked them, Reuters reported on Friday.
The hackers recently started trying to pass off the emails to various media outlets, who were uninterested in publishing the material, according to Reuters. But the hackers finally found one willing individual in recent weeks: Democrat political operative David Wheeler, who posted the emails to the website of his PAC, American Muckrakers.
When asked why he published the material, Wheeler told Reuters he wanted to “expose how desperate the Trump campaign is to try to win.” He would not discuss how the material originated Some of the emails include correspondence between campaign operatives leading up to the election.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the supposed Iranian hackers — a group known as Mint Sandstorm —in September for working on behalf of the Islamic regime and using fake identities. The DOJ said the group was made up of three operatives who collectively go by the name “Robert.”
“Robert” was also responsible for leaking intel Trump campaign research documents about Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance.
Reuters reached out to “Robert” asking about the DOJ’s allegations. In response, “Robert” asked Reuters, “Do you really expect me to answer?!”