{"id":2323750,"date":"2024-08-13T12:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T16:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-trump-campaign-hack-differs-from-clintons-in-2016-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T16:12:33","slug":"how-the-trump-campaign-hack-differs-from-clintons-in-2016-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-trump-campaign-hack-differs-from-clintons-in-2016-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Trump campaign hack differs from Clinton\u2019s in 2016 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-the-trump-campaign-hack-differs-from-clintons-in-2016-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2062the \u2063recent \u2064hacking of Donald Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign,\u2064 drawing\u2063 comparisons to the Russian interference in Hillary Clinton&#8217;s \u200d2016 campaign. Following\u2062 the hack, the FBI is probing the incident, which appears to \u200bhave potential links to Iran. Various media outlets,\u200b including Politico, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-whistleblower-docs-show-big-4-firms-massive-anti-racist-indoctrination\/\" title=\"Revealed: Whistleblower Docs Show \u2018Big 4\u2019 Firm\u2019s Massive \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Indoctrination\">internal communications<\/a> from \u200cTrump&#8217;s campaign but opted not to publish them, which stands in \u200dstark contrast to\u2064 the earlier Wikileaks incident when Clinton&#8217;s campaign emails were made public. Trump\u2019s campaign is now\u2064 warning media outlets\u200c against publishing any leaked \u2062communications, labeling such actions \u2064as detrimental to \u200dAmerican interests. This situation highlights a\u2062 significant shift in media\u2064 behavior regarding\u200d the handling of\u200b hacked information between the two election cycles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How the Trump campaign hack differs from Clinton&rsquo;s in 2016<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729329\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;<\/a>s campaign was hacked earlier this week, the foreign interference is drawing comparisons to Russia&rsquo;s influence campaign during the 2016 election.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3119048\/fbi-launches-investigation-alleged-iranian-hack-trump-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>FBI is investigating<\/a> the hack on Trump&rsquo;s campaign and possible threats to the Democrats&rsquo; campaign, with officials saying both the current and future threats on Trump&rsquo;s campaign could be tied to Iran. At least three outlets, <em>Politico<\/em>, the <em>New York Times<\/em>, and the <em>Washington Post,<\/em> were sent internal communications from Trump&rsquo;s campaign, but have not posted the emails.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference between the hacks on former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hillary Clinton<\/a>&rsquo;s 2016 campaign by Russia and Trump&rsquo;s 2024 campaign may be in what news outlets that have obtained the information chose to do with it. Each news outlet has not published details on what information they have received, instead simply reporting on the hack.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-vance-leak-media-wikileaks-e30bdccbdd4abc9506735408cdc9bf7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a stark difference<\/a> from when Clinton campaign Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-podesta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John Podesta<\/a>&rsquo;s emails were compromised and published by WikiLeaks.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-was-offered-more-than-4-million-for-pandemic-leadership-book-report-says\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo Was Offered More Than  Million For Pandemic \u2018Leadership\u2019 Book, Report Says\">personal email account<\/a> of longtime Republican and Trump operative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/roger-stone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Roger Stone<\/a> was also compromised in the attack on the former president&rsquo;s 2024 campaign. Podesta accused Stone of having prior knowledge of the WikiLeaks publication of his emails, which were obtained by Russian hackers. Stone was later indicted and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/roger-stone-found-guilty-obstruction-false-statements-and-witness-tampering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>found guilty<\/a> of obstruction, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a>, and witness tampering for his role in the Clinton email hack.<\/p>\n<p>Stone and the 2016 Trump campaign pushed for Clinton&rsquo;s emails to be published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-clash-with-cops-threaten-to-burn-dc-during-black-lives-matter-march\/\" title=\"Protesters Clash With Cops, Threaten To \u2018Burn\u2019 DC During \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 March\">legacy media outlets<\/a>, but in 2024, his campaign is warning of action against any news organizations that publish emails they were sent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any media or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-alert-trump-campaign-hacked\/\" title=\"Red Alert: Trump Campaign Hacked\">news outlet reprinting documents<\/a> or internal communications are doing the bidding of America&rsquo;s enemies and doing exactly what they want,&rdquo; Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement Saturday when it was announced that the campaign had been hacked.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a large contrast from when, in 2016, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-campaign-hacking-iran-769d8411d9a13ef9a0e039c0b6c3b032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> at a press conference, &ldquo;Russia, if you&rsquo;re listening, I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So far, all of the outlets that received emails have not published them but have said the emails <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117910\/trump-campaign-hacked-documents-sent-news-outlets-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>contained vetting materials<\/a> that were used to look at Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) before he was tapped to be Trump&rsquo;s running mate. The emails also included vetting information on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) when he was a contender for the same role.<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Washington Post<\/em> spokesperson told the <em>Associated Press<\/em> it was not publishing the emails because &ldquo;As with any information we receive, we take into account the authenticity of the materials, any motives of the source and assess the public interest in making decisions about what, if anything, to publish.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for <em>Politico<\/em>, said editors at the outlet determined that &ldquo;the questions surrounding the origins of the documents and how they came to our attention were more newsworthy than the material that was in those documents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em> did not tell the <em>Associated Press<\/em> why it was not publishing emails it received.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729329\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729329\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Comparison of the Trump Campaign Hack to Clinton&#8217;s 2016 Incident**<\/p>\n<p>Following the recent hacking of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign, there are parallels being drawn to Russia&#8217;s interference in the 2016 election. The FBI is currently looking into this breach and any potential risks it poses to the Democratic campaign, with indications that threats against Trump\u2019s campaign may be linked to Iran. Several media outlets, including Politico, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, received internal communications from Trump&#8217;s campaign but have refrained from publishing them. <\/p>\n<p>A key distinction between this incident and the Russian hack of Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 campaign is how news organizations have handled the information they obtained. Unlike during Clinton&#8217;s campaign when her chairman John Podesta\u2019s emails were leaked by WikiLeaks and widely published, these outlets are only reporting on the hack itself without disclosing specific details about what they received.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Roger Stone\u2014a long-time Republican operative associated with Trump\u2014had his personal email account compromised in this attack. Podesta has accused Stone of having prior knowledge about WikiLeaks&#8217; release of his emails that were hacked by Russians. Stone was later convicted for obstruction and other charges related to his involvement in that incident.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to their actions in 2016 when they encouraged media coverage of Clinton&#8217;s emails, Trump&#8217;s current team has warned against any publication of their hacked materials. Steven Cheung, director of communications for Trump&#8217;s campaign stated that any media outlet sharing these documents would be serving &#8220;America\u2019s enemies.&#8221; This stance sharply contrasts with Trump\u2019s previous comments inviting Russia to find missing emails during a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>So far, none of the outlets that received emails have made them public; however, they indicated that these contained vetting information regarding potential vice presidential candidates like Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). A spokesperson for The Washington Post explained their decision not to publish was based on evaluating authenticity and public interest regarding such materials.<\/p>\n<p>Politico also noted its editors found questions surrounding how they acquired these documents more significant than their content itself; meanwhile, The New York Times did not provide a reason for its choice not to publish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2323751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-2016.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37998,19536,32119,35288,37997],"class_list":["post-2323750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-clinton-2016","tag-cybersecurity","tag-election-interference","tag-political-campaigns","tag-trump-campaign-hack"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hillary-clinton-and-donald-trump-2016.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}