Police are investigating a break-in Sunday (11) at former President Donald Trump’s office in Ashburn, Virginia.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said it was called around 9 p.m. local time on Sunday (11) to a break-in at the office, which is being rented by the Trump campaign and also serves as the headquarters of the Virginia 10th District Republican Committee.
Investigators say they have security camera video that shows the suspect inside the campaign office wearing dark clothing, a dark cap and a backpack.
THE CNN sought out the Trump campaign in search of a position.
“It is rare to have the offices of any political campaign or party broken into,” Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman said in a statement. “We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why this happened and determine what may have been taken, as well as what may have been left behind.”
Investigators are seeking information from the public about the suspect’s identity. It is unclear what, if anything, was taken from the campaign office in the incident.
The reported hack comes after Trump’s campaign said on Saturday (10) that it had been hacked.
The FBI and other investigators are looking into the apparent theft of documents from Trump’s campaign. He has blamed Iran for the theft. The hacking incident occurred in June. Investigators suspect the hackers were able to compromise the personal email account of longtime Republican and Trump operative Roger Stone, multiple sources familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. CNN .
The FBI also briefed the Biden-Harris campaign in June about Iranian hackers targeting that campaign, one of the sources said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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