Justice Department, FBI to File Charges in Iranian Hack of Trump Campaign

Sep 12, 2024, 10:16 PM

Federal authorities are preparing to file criminal charges against individuals connected to the Islamic Republic of Iran for allegedly hacking and leaking documents from Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The Justice Department and FBI are involved in the investigation, and charges are expected within days. The hack-and-leak attack targeted internal communications of the Trump campaign, and sources indicate that the person who offered the stolen documents to reporters was working on behalf of the Iranian government. The Washington Post reported that the Trump campaign said in August that some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government.