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Kash Patel Targeted by Iranian Hacking Effort

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next director of the FBI, was recently targeted by an Iranian hacking campaign.

According to the Washington Examiner, multiple sources claim that the FBI had informed both Patel and President-elect Trump of the cyberattack. The Trump transition team issued a statement that did not confirm such a hacking attempt, but nevertheless condemned Iran and praised Patel’s past work on counter-terrorism.

“Kash Patel was a key part of the first Trump administration’s efforts against the terrorist Iranian regime and will implement President Trump’s policies to protect America from adversaries as the FBI Director,” said Trump transition spokesman Alex Pfeiffer in a statement.

President-elect Trump announced Patel as his choice for FBI Director over the weekend, via a post on his Truth Social website. Patel will replace incumbent Director Christopher Wray, whom Trump is expected to fire shortly after taking office. Patel previously worked for Congressman Devin Nunes during his tenure as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and also served as the chief of staff to the then-Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller.

“Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American people,” said the president-elect. “Kash did an incredible job during my First Term, where he served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council.”

President-elect Trump has been the target of several attempted hacks by the Iranian regime, presumably in retribution for his actions against Iran in the past. In January of 2020, then-President Trump ordered a missile strike that eliminated Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and a leading sponsor of global terrorism. President-elect Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring Iran’s nuclear ambitions under control with further sanctions and other measures upon his return to office.

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About Eric Lendrum

Eric Lendrum graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was the Secretary of the College Republicans and the founding chairman of the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter. He has interned for Young America’s Foundation, the Heritage Foundation, and the White House, and has worked for numerous campaigns including the 2018 re-election of Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-22). He is currently a co-host of The Right Take podcast.

Photo: PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 13: Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. With 22 days to go until election day, former President Donald Trump is campaigning in the battleground state Arizona. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

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