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U.S. intelligence officials have revealed that Iranian cyber actors hacked materials from former President Donald Trump’s campaign in June and early July and passed the information to the Biden-Harris campaign and various media outlets.

This alarming disclosure was made in a joint statement by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), underscoring a significant attempt by Iran to interfere in the 2024 election to favor Democrats.

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI: Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information stolen from Trump campaign to people associated with Biden's campaign

— Meg Kinnard (@MegKinnardAP) September 18, 2024

he agencies detailed how hackers, linked to Iran, sent emails to individuals associated with Biden’s campaign before he exited the race.

These emails contained portions of non-public information from Trump’s campaign, highlighting the targeted nature of the breach.

The FBI confirmed that Trump’s campaign team was informed of the hack within the last 48 hours and that the Biden-Harris campaign was among the recipients of this stolen data.

According to a senior Trump campaign official, Iranian hackers had stolen sensitive documents from the Trump campaign and leaked them to news outlets, including Politico, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

Each of these media outlets has refrained from disclosing what specific information they received.

Politico revealed it had begun receiving materials from an anonymous email account in July, with the documents appearing to be a research dossier prepared on Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Trump’s running mate.

The Trump campaign’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, condemned the incident, calling it “further proof the Iranians are actively interfering in the election” to help Vice President Kamala Harris.

Intelligence officials have indicated that Iran views Trump as a threat, citing his administration’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, the reimposition of sanctions, and the targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in 2020 as key points of tension between the U.S. and Iran.

While the Biden-Harris campaign spokesperson, Morgan Finkelstein, stated that they were unaware of any materials being sent directly to the campaign, she confirmed that individuals associated with Biden’s team had been targeted with phishing attempts.

The Harris campaign referring to itself as “victims” when they received the leaked files from Trump’s campaign, is really perfect encapsulation of both the gaslighting and the non-stop victimhood https://t.co/8gL4n0BUpa

— Sunny (@sunnyright) September 18, 2024

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Ryan Routh, a suspected assassin who allegedly targeted former President Donald Trump, had been flagged by U.S. federal agents after returning from Ukraine last year, but the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to take any action.

Routh, who was accused of plotting an assassination attempt on Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club, had previously been involved in recruiting foreign fighters to assist Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The DHS’s lack of follow-up raises concerns about missed opportunities to prevent this alleged assassination attempt.

Routh was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in June 2023 when he landed at Honolulu International Airport.

During an interview, Routh revealed that he had spent three months in Ukraine recruiting soldiers from countries like Afghanistan, Moldova, and Taiwan to fight in Ukraine’s war against Russia.

He had previously traveled to Poland and Turkey in 2022 and 2023. Despite these revelations, the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division of the DHS declined to pursue the case.

“Subject is a USC who had traveled to Kiev, Ukraine for 3 months to help recruit soldiers from Afghanistan, Moldova, and Taiwan,” the CBP notes read. “Subject stated that he does not get paid for his recruiting efforts and all his work for the Ukrainian government is strictly volunteer work.”

Routh provided the CBP agents with a business card identifying himself as the director of an organization called the “International Volunteer Center.”

The business card listed his recruiting partners across various countries, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and Israel.

Despite the evidence provided during the interview, HSI opted not to follow up on the information, and the case was left unresolved.

Assassin was “known to the FBI…” because of course he was. I’m grateful that Florida was running their own investigation, thanks to Gov DeSantis, or I imagine much of what we find out would never otherwise be known. pic.twitter.com/dODLVvZTyR

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 17, 2024

Routh’s foreign travel and connections to Ukraine were not the first time he had raised concerns with law enforcement. In 2019, he was under suspicion by the FBI for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Veltri.

However, no significant action was taken at that time either.

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