The hacking of the election campaign of Donald Trump, the Republican nominee in the November 2024 U.S. presidential election, by the Iranian regime has continued over the past ten days and may still be ongoing.
According to U.S. media, journalist and political newsletter writer Judd Legum revealed this on Tuesday, citing a set of “special and confidential” documents emailed to him by a person named “Robert.”
In his newsletter, Legum wrote that on September 18, he received a set of documents from an anonymous sender named “Robert,” which included internal files and emails from Trump’s campaign.
One of these documents, dated September 15, indicates that the hackers’ efforts continued even after Trump’s campaign and various media outlets reported on it.
Legum wrote that Robert refused to identify himself but indicated that he was the same “Robert” who had provided stolen materials from Trump’s campaign in July and August to media outlets like Politico, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Robert sent Legum 271 pages of documents about J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate and vice-presidential candidate, along with other similar “special and confidential” documents concerning two other potential candidates for this role: Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum.
The journalist verified with the editor of The New York Times the authenticity of one of Trump’s lawyer’s letters, dated September 15, which had not been published anywhere but was sent to him by Robert. He concluded that the person or persons identifying themselves as Robert had stolen the electronic communications of individuals connected to Trump’s campaign.
A spokesperson for Donald Trump’s campaign responded simply by saying that the “terror regime in Iran” fears “Trump’s strength and resolve.”
On August 9, Microsoft released a report revealing evidence of the Iranian regime’s hackers attempting to breach the email account of a “high-ranking official” in U.S. election campaigns in June.
On August 10, Donald Trump’s campaign revealed that it had been hacked, stating that Iranian regime operatives had stolen and disseminated sensitive internal documents.
U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed that the Iranian government had attempted to hack both Trump’s and Joe Biden’s election campaigns before Biden withdrew from the race.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 13 that it was preparing to file criminal charges related to the hacking of Donald Trump’s campaign by the Iranian government.
A spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council emphasized that the Biden administration strongly condemns any government or foreign entity that attempts to interfere in our electoral process or seeks to undermine confidence in our democratic institutions.
