{"id":2324697,"date":"2024-08-14T20:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T00:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-insists-it-was-iran-when-pressed-about-fbi-verdict-on-campaign-hack-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T20:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T00:19:27","slug":"trump-insists-it-was-iran-when-pressed-about-fbi-verdict-on-campaign-hack-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-insists-it-was-iran-when-pressed-about-fbi-verdict-on-campaign-hack-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump insists \u2018it was Iran\u2019 when pressed about FBI verdict on campaign hack &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Ftrump-insists-it-was-iran-when-pressed-about-fbi-verdict-on-campaign-hack-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=2324697&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>Former President Donald \u2062Trump asserted that Iran\u2064 was responsible for a cyberattack on his campaign, despite being pressed for details about the FBI&#8217;s \u200cfindings \u2063on the \u200cmatter. While speaking \u200cto the\u200d media after \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-election-takeover-is-unconstitutional-and-impractical-leave-it-to-the-states\/\" title=\"DC\u2019s Election Takeover Is Unconstitutional And Impractical \u2013 Leave It To The States\">voting early<\/a> in \u200cFlorida, Trump maintained his claim\u2063 that Iran was behind the hack,\u200c although \u200bhe did not specify\u2064 whether the\u200d FBI had\u2062 confirmed\u2063 this. He \u200breiterated his accusations multiple times during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-seeks-new-bipartisan-sanctions-against-china-over-fentanyl\/\" title=\"Schumer aims for bipartisan sanctions on China for fentanyl.\">press \u2062conference<\/a>, reflecting his stance following the \u200cbreach \u200cthat occurred the previous week. Trump \u200bmentioned that \u200cMicrosoft informed his team of the hacking incident, which he attributed to the Iranian government.  <\/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\">Trump insists &lsquo;it was Iran&rsquo; when pressed about FBI verdict on campaign hack<\/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_1729124\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> continued to blame Iran for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hacking<\/a> his campaign after he was asked what the FBI has concluded about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-dissidents-petition-supreme-court-to-strike-down-donor-disclosure-law\/\" title=\"Chinese Dissidents Petition Supreme Court to Strike Down Donor Disclosure Law\">data breach<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After early voting in Florida, Trump spoke to the media on Wednesday and took questions about the <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>cyberattack<\/a> his campaign sustained last week.<\/p>\n<p>Upon being pressed if an FBI investigation had said &ldquo;specifically that it was Iran&rdquo; that was responsible for the hack, Trump responded, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to say exactly, but it was Iran.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former president reiterated the claim several times during his interactions with the press, echoing his assessment of the data breach after it took place last week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump talks to press at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida, after he voted early in person in the Florida primary. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112941157610530127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a post to Truth Social on Saturday evening. &ldquo;Never a nice thing to do!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump confidant Roger Stone was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-candace-owens-calls-on-target-to-drop-chrissy-teigen-after-horrifying-messages-revealed\/\" title=\"\u2018Sick\u2019: Candace Owens Calls On Target To Drop Chrissy Teigen After Horrifying Messages Revealed\">allegedly targeted<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iranian<\/a> hackers two months ago in an effort to break into the former president&rsquo;s campaign, according to a CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/08\/12\/politics\/trump-campaign-hack-personal-email-account-fbi\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> released Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Stone was contacted about this matter by Microsoft and the FBI and continues to cooperate with both,&rdquo; Grant Smith, an attorney for Stone, told the outlet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em>, the <em>New York Times<\/em>, and the <em>Washington Post<\/em> initially reported they had been sent vetting materials about Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump&rsquo;s running mate, from &ldquo;Robert.&rdquo; Iranian hackers allegedly gleaned the documents from Trump campaign emails.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI has yet to release details about its investigation into the incident.&nbsp;<\/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_1729124\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729124\"}});<\/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>Trump maintains that &#8216;it was Iran&#8217; when questioned about the FBI&#8217;s findings on campaign hack. Former President Donald Trump reiterated his accusation against Iran for the hacking of his campaign when asked about the FBI&#8217;s conclusions regarding the data breach. Following early voting in Florida, Trump addressed reporters on Wednesday and responded to inquiries concerning the cyberattack that targeted his campaign last week. When pressed whether an FBI investigation had definitively identified Iran as responsible for the hack, Trump replied, &#8220;I don\u2019t want to say exactly, but it was Iran.&#8221; He repeated this assertion multiple times during his media interactions, reflecting his stance on the incident since it occurred. After casting his vote in person for the Florida primary at Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections on August 14, 2024, he stated in a Truth Social post that Microsoft Corporation informed him one of their websites had been compromised by the Iranian government and called it &#8220;never a nice thing to do!&#8221; Additionally, reports indicated that Roger Stone, a close associate of Trump\u2019s, was also allegedly targeted by Iranian hackers two months prior in an attempt to infiltrate Trump&#8217;s campaign. Stone&#8217;s attorney confirmed that he has been in contact with both Microsoft and the FBI regarding this issue and is cooperating with them. Initial reports from Politico, The New York Times, and The Washington Post suggested they received vetting materials related to Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump&#8217;s running mate from emails hacked by Iranian operatives within Trump&#8217;s campaign communications. The FBI has not yet disclosed any details about its investigation into this matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2324698,"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\/Trump-Iran.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38174,5591,3823,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2324697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign-hack","tag-fbi","tag-iran","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-Iran.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324697","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}