Foreign plot to disrupt Trump campaign documents White House response
Steven Cheung, spokesman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, reported that a foreign entity illegally obtained campaign documents of the former U.S. leader to influence this year's elections, CNN reported late Saturday night into early Sunday morning.
Portal Politico reported on Saturday that it received emails from an anonymous account containing documents related to Trump's campaign. "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," the Trump campaign spokesman assessed in a statement sent to CNN on Saturday.
Cheung pointed to a Friday report published by Microsoft. The document indicates that Iranian intelligence agencies have intensified their efforts to influence the U.S. presidential elections by creating fake news services targeted at liberal and conservative voters and attempting to hack individuals responsible for the campaign.
"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. This comes after recent reports of an Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump around the same time as the Butler, PA tragedy," Cheung noted.
"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. Any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America’s enemies and doing exactly what they want," emphasized the former U.S. leader's spokesman.
Commenting on the Microsoft report, the Iranian diplomatic mission to the UN stated that it "does not believe such reports." The statement emphasized that the Iranian government does not conceal any of its intentions or motives and does not interfere in the presidential elections in the United States.
There is a reaction from the White House
The White House expressed strong condemnation on Saturday for any attempts at foreign interference in American elections. John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council of the U.S., has repeatedly said that the Biden-Harris administration strongly condemns any foreign government or entity that tries to interfere in the electoral process or undermine confidence in our democratic institutions.
