US intelligence community formally blames Iran for hack of Trump campaign

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens at a business roundtable discussion at a campaign event at Precision Components Group, August 19, 2024, in York, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens at a business roundtable discussion at a campaign event at Precision Components Group, August 19, 2024, in York, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

WASHINGTON — The US intelligence community says that Iran is to blame for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

The joint statement from the FBI and other federal agencies is the first formal attribution of the hack to a foreign entity, though the Trump campaign had previously said Iran was responsible.

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