Authorities released images of the man suspected of breaking into a Trump campaign office but claim the burglary is a “rare” event.
An adult male wearing dark clothing and a dark cap carrying a backpack is seen in surveillance video provided by the officials after the Trump for President 2024 campaign office in Ashburn, VA was broken into on August 11.
Though authorities were alerted to the trespassing at about 9 p.m., the suspect had already fled by the time law enforcement arrived on the scene.
FULL STATEMENT FROM SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON TRUMP CAMPAIGN OFFICE BREAK-IN:
“It is rare to have the office of any political campaign or party broken into. We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why it happened, and determine what may have been taken as well as what… https://t.co/Sw1etwwMxK pic.twitter.com/kifyoSPa8M
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 12, 2024
“It is rare to have the office of any political campaign or party broken into,” Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman said in a news release. “We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why it happened, and determine what may have been taken as well as what may have been left behind.”
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The Virginia 10th District Republican Committee is also headquartered in the office leased by the Trump campaign which is about 30 miles west of downtown Washington.
UPDATE: Sources close to the investigation tell me the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is looking to see if the suspect is a amateur burglar or a political operative who was searching for information on the Trump campaign. https://t.co/Z6DWIjjkdb pic.twitter.com/vCY1Fvh1rZ
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) August 13, 2024
The incident unfolded just days after the Trump campaign revealed it was hacked and documents were released, prompting the FBI to launch an investigation. Politico reported that it had received emails from an “anonymous account with documents from inside Trump’s operation.”
The Trump campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to the United States,” and referred to a report last week claiming Iranian hackers “sent a spear phishing email in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign.”
Back in May, hazardous-materials teams came to the Virginia office location after two vials of blood addressed to Trump were discovered.
Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, spoke of the “massive effort” by the deep state to keep the former president out of the White House.
“I think it’s pretty obvious at this point, there are a lot of people out there and there’s a massive effort, of course, to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. These people are terrified. This is the deep state. This is the swamp in Washington, D.C..,” Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee told Fox News host Sean Hannity.
Meanwhile, social media users reacted to news of the “rare” event of the break-in at the Trump campaign office.
Always.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 12, 2024
It’s weird how they don’t bother to hide their faces, as if they are not worried about the consequences.
And it keeps happening to one side of the aisle.
— Cash Loren (@CashLorenShow) August 12, 2024
Imagine if the parties were reversed. But since it’s Trump who’s campaign is getting violated this isn’t even being reported.
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) August 12, 2024
Shenanigans. Yet one more symptom of election season.
— Belinda (@Cobeekat) August 12, 2024
Remember when the Washington Post cared about break-ins of a political party and even had a movie made about their tenacity and bravery? All the so-called journalists who claim to have been inspired by All the President’s Men have no interest in this story whatsoever. Because…
— Wes Dorman (@JWesleyDorman) August 13, 2024
Oh for crying out loud. The FBI has a DB of facial profiles for probably 90% of the population thanks to DHS and social media. It would take them about 30 minutes to find this guy if they want.
— Larry Doyle (@LDoyle31451) August 13, 2024
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