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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mary Papenfuss

Someone is impersonating Trump’s Chief of Staff and even reaching out to governors in elaborate plot

The FBI and the Trump administration have launched a joint investigation into how an impersonator hacked White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ phone.

An unknown person pretending to be Wiles has called or texted Republican senators and governors, and “prominent” business executives over the last few weeks, sources told The Wall Street Journal. It’s not clear what the impersonator’s goal is.

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