Iran's cyber strike on Trump campaign: Stefanik slams FBI for 'election interference' to aid Dems

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik claimed that nan FBI is "covering up" Iranian election interference to "tip nan scales" for Democrats. 

Stefanik, a Republican, told Fox News Digital nan FBI has been stonewalling her "very basic, easy" questions astir nan bureau’s knowledge of nan Iran-linked hack of nan Trump run successful which information was past peddled to nan Biden run and mainstream media news outlets.

"I judge location was politicization from nan Biden-Kamala Harris management that they were notified anterior to nan Trump run to extremity nan scales," she claimed. "The FBI has functioned for illustration an limb of nan Democrat Party." 

The Trump run claimed successful August it was hacked by Iran. In September, nan Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that Iran had hacked nan run and indicted 3 Iranian nationals for their alleged domiciled successful nan scheme. 

On Sept. 19, the FBI conducted a closed briefing pinch Stefanik and different members of nan Intelligence Committee connected overseas predetermination interference. During nan briefing, Stefanik said FBI officials appeared "panicked" erstwhile she questioned them, but promised to travel up pinch answers.

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik claimed that nan FBI is "covering up" Iranian predetermination interference to "tip nan scales" for Democrats. (AP/Mariam Zuhaib)

After nan briefing, Stefanik wrote to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding answers by Oct. 7. 

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The hackers had created clone email accounts and impersonated existent aliases erstwhile U.S. officials and past duped Trump run staff utilizing spear phishing into clicking connected emails that reportedly contained malware.

She said nan FBI could uncover specified accusation without impeding immoderate investigations aliases revealing sources aliases classified information. 

"I'm 1 of nan longest serving members connected House Intelligence Committee. When nan FBI won't reply questions, it's because you've deed connected thing and they're hiding something. They are corrupt to nan core." 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to nan FBI for comment.

Stefanik besides raised nan rumor successful an op-ed published successful nan Wall Street Journal.

"It is my work to stock pinch nan American group what nan FBI has grounded to answer—and, I believe, is willfully covering up—about Iranian power successful nan 2024 statesmanlike election."

Numerous intelligence reports person revealed that U.S. foes for illustration Iran, Russia and China person made efforts to meddle successful nan November election. 

In September, Trump’s run said that intelligence officials warned nan Republican campaigner of "real and circumstantial threats from Iran to assassinate him." (AP )

Intelligence reports person recovered Iran is trying to assassinate Trump and hack his campaign. (Iranian Leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

In September, Trump’s run said that intelligence officials warned nan Republican campaigner of "real and circumstantial threats from Iran to assassinate him."

A study by the Office of nan Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), released Tuesday, recovered that "efforts by Iran to assassinate erstwhile President Donald Trump and different erstwhile U.S. officials" are "likely to persist aft voting ends, sloppy of outcome."

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The study definitively said that Iran prefers Vice President Kamala Harris and will attraction efforts connected stopping Trump, and that Russia prefers Trump and will proceed to onslaught Harris. 

A Microsoft study found past week that Iranian government-linked hackers person been scouring predetermination websites successful plaything states for vulnerabilities. 

Last week, Iran built a clone online persona known arsenic "Bushnell's Men," calling connected U.S. voters to beryllium retired nan predetermination owed to some candidates' support of Israel's subject operations, nan study found. 

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Both Trump and his high-level officials who ordered nan onslaught that killed General Qassem Soleimani successful 2020 person faced decease threats from Iran.

After nan first briefing, Stefanik demanded to cognize erstwhile and really nan FBI learned of nan Iranian hack of nan Trump campaign, erstwhile nan FBI notified some campaigns of nan hack, whether nan FBI knew who was responsible for peddling nan accusation to nan media and nan Biden aliases Harris campaigns and whether nan FBI had utilized Section 702 of nan Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to wiretap conversations related to nan hack.