Iran's cyberattack on Trump campaign: Stefanik calls FBI 'election interference' for Dems

Elise Stefanik, a representative from New York, asserted that the FBI is trying to "tip the scales" in favor of Democrats by "covering up" Iranian interference in the elections. 

Fox News Digital reports that Republican Stefanik has been asking the FBI "very basic, easy" questions about the bureau's knowledge of the hack of the Trump campaign that was tied to Iran. The data from this theft was then sold to the Biden campaign and mainstream media news sites, according to the representative.

"I believe there was politicization from the Biden-Kamala Harris administration that they were notified prior to the Trump campaign to tip the scales," she said when trying to uncover the details of the breach.

"The FBI has functioned like an arm of the Democrat Party."

From the Trump Camp

Iran was allegedly the hacker behind the Trump campaign's August breach. In September, three Iranian nationals were indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged involvement in the hacking plot, which established that Iran had hacked the campaign.

The FBI briefed Stefanik and other members of the Intelligence Committee in secret about foreign influence in the elections on September 19.

Stefanik asserted at the briefing that the FBI agents were "panicked" in response to her questions, but she assured them that she would provide them with answers later on.

Stefanik sent a letter to Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, after the briefing, requesting answers by October 7.

FBI Response

According to Stefanik, the FBI subsequently stated that it will provide answers during a briefing that would take place in person. After that, they promised written responses, but those responses never came through.

Stefanik has been demanding information regarding the following: when and how the FBI learned of the Iranian hack of the Trump campaign; when the FBI notified both campaigns of the hack; whether or not the FBI knew who was responsible for peddling the information to the media as well as the Biden or Harris campaigns; and whether or not the FBI had used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to wiretap conversations related to the hack.

Using spear phishing, the hackers created phony email accounts and impersonated current or former officials from the United States government.

They then used this information to trick members of the Trump campaign into clicking on emails that were allegedly comprised of malware.