Politico reports that it was sent communications from inside the Trump campaign, including Sen. J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) 271-page vetting file, allegedly by an Iranian hacker.

The outlet said that it has been receiving anonymous emails containing internal communications from the Trump campaign. The campaign acknowledged the authenticity of the communications on Saturday, accusing “foreign sources hostile to the United States,” for leaking them.

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Good for Iran for getting some measure of revenge. It was atrocious of Trump to break the Iran nuclear deal. The US defines sanctions or economic warfare as “acts of war” which is unjustified towards Iran.

Even though US intelligence services said Iran isn’t developing a nuclear weapon, these sanctions and the deal was done to prevent them from developing. This is fundamentally undemocratic behavior because without a modicum of prosperity a country isn’t likely to become more open or democratic. All to support Saudi Arabia (who are worse than Iran) and the exploitation of natural resources in the region.

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foreign sources hostile to the United States

Anybody who wants to stop Trump should at least be considered a temporary ally.

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Amidst a sea of Russian bots and trolls shilling for Jill Stein at the hour of need an unlikely force stepped out to bat for democracy: Iran. Partly out of spite it seems - which given Trump is the target can only be described as poetic.

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It would be sweet if Iran became cool again. Old Iran looked like a somewhat good time.

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I mean you could go to Dubai to simulate the experience. Or maybe Cairo.

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Don’t hold your breath. Their government is still as oppressive as ever.

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Yeah I’m having a hard time feeling negative about Iran doing this when we know what Russia is up to. At least it levels the playing field a bit. Feels icky though!

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There’s no evidence for that yet either though. It’s just Trump claiming it.

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Not so funny when it’s you, is it

Come on let’s talk about how foreign nations shouldn’t be interfering in US elections

And about how the “Persians” chumped the Obama administration on the nuclear deal until you got the best of them and now they fear and respect you and only you

You nincompoops

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Democrats also revealed that they were hacked. Iranians downloaded 2.3 terabytes of photos of Tim Walz hugging puppies. Secret documents as well. High School football plays and an old family tater-tot-hot-dish recipe.

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I seriously hope you guys don’t actually believe that a member of political class being pushed for position of power is a good person.

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Yeah, we all know that high school teaching attracts the scummiest people. The “political class” (whatever that is) loves toiling away for no money and no status.

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Anyone got that tater tot recipe leak?

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Come on guys, it’s nearly been an hour, we’re starving here.

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Turns out, he shared a tater tot recipe recently. Either it’s a coincidence or this thread OP is the mole.

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Just going to save that one.

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He knew he got hacked and he was trying to get ahead of the story.

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Iran should mind their own damn business.

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They’re so weird

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I honestly don’t know which I’m more upset about… the play book is one thing… but Meemaw’s hot dish recipe is sacred dammit

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putin got a copy of it and is examining it for inventing new methods of tort… cutenessless?

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Clearly the football plays would assist Putins military commanders more than they seem to be able to manage on their own 🥸

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