A federal investigation is underway after elected officials and other prominent figures were contacted by an imposter pretending to be White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
“They breached the phone; they tried to impersonate her,” President Trump told reporters. “Nobody can impersonate her. There’s only one Susie.”
The president added that Wiles, one of Trump’s closest advisers, is an “amazing woman” and “can handle” the situation.
A White House official confirmed the probe on Friday, a day after the Wall Street Journal reported that business leaders and politicians — including governors, senators and members of congress — started receiving text messages and calls from a person who apparently hacked into Wiles’ phone, giving them access to her personal contact list.
The official further noted it was Wiles’ personal phone, not her government phone that was affected.
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