Former President Donald Trump’s campaign fell victim to foreign hackers, the campaign acknowledged after internal vetting documents were emailed to news outlets.
On Friday, Microsoft revealed that an Iranian group sent a spear phishing email to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign. The email came from a compromised email account of a former senior adviser. At the time, it was not clear which campaign was involved, but over the weekend, Trump posted about the incursion on social media.
A 271-page vetting document about Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R‑OH), was emailed to at least two news outlets, Politico and the Washington Post. The former outlet said that the document was “based on publicly available information about Vance’s past record and statements.”
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R‑Ohio, le …