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US intelligence officials say Iran is to blame for hack of Trump's presidential campaign

  • Eric Tucker, The Associated Press

  • Canadian Press

  • August 19, 2024

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

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. intelligence community said Monday that Iran is to blame for the hack of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

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