Authorities in Virginia, Washington, said on Monday they were investigating a burglary of the former president’s campaign office. Donald Trump.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office reported on this news release They contacted deputies at approximately 9:00 p.m. Sunday and security video captured a man wearing dark clothing with a dark hat and backpack, he said.
The campaign office in Ashburn, about 30 miles northwest of Washington, was leased by the Trump campaign and is also home to the state’s 10th District Republican Committee, the sheriff’s office said.
“It’s rare for any political campaign or party office to be broken into,” Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman said. “We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why this happened and determine what was taken and what was left behind.”
Reached for further comment, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office said investigators would provide more details “as soon as tomorrow” once the man was identified, and that additional intelligence units were “looking into whether anything was left there and a motive.”
A Trump campaign spokesman and the campaign of Republican Mike Clancy, a candidate for the state’s 10th Congressional District, did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday evening.
News of the possible theft comes after Trump’s campaign said Saturday In June, when Trump was selecting his nominee, an Iranian group hacked him.
The FBI said Monday it investigates the alleged hack. A source familiar with the matter said that the FBI is also investigating attempts to hack three Biden-Harris campaign staffers and former Trump adviser Roger Stone. reported first By The Washington Post.