Justice Department preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump
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The Justice Department is preparing to file criminal charges over an Iranian hack that targeted former President Trump’s campaign.
The expected charges are part of an effort to combat covert foreign influence activities aimed at influencing voters in the 2024 election cycle. Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
Iran "is making a greater effort to influence this year’s election than it has in prior election cycles, and that Iranian activity is growing increasingly aggressive as this election nears," Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen, the Justice Department’s top national security official, said in a speech Thursday in New York. "Iran perceives this year’s elections to be particularly consequential in impacting Iran’s national security interests, increasing Tehran’s inclination to try to shape the outcome."