JD Vance Dossier Leak

J.D. Vance Dossier Leak

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Overview

The J.D. Vance Dossier Leak refers to a leaked document allegedly sourced from Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign that was a dossier meant to brief vice presidential pick J.D. Vance, covering his past political allegiances, policies and endorsements, among other facts. The document was allegedly leaked by Iranian hackers that major news outlets labeled foreign malign influence on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. In turn, major news outlets didn't publish or acknowledge the dossier. However, the dossier was made public by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein in late September 2024, who shared it on his Substack and Twitter / X accounts. Klippenstein said that a man named "Robert" emailed the document to him and Klippenstein published it based on his belief that "it’s of keen public interest in an election season." Klippenstein believed that, if authentic, the document revealed what policies the Trump campaign actually held as opposed to what it was telling the public. Ken Klippenstein was banned on X because of his post. An X spokesperson announced that the ban occurred because Klippenstein leaked sensitive information about Vance held in the document, like part of his social security number and apparent address, violating the website's policy on doxxing. Many internet users speculated that X's owner Elon Musk, a known supporter of Vance and Trump, personally ordered the ban on Klippenstein to stop the dossier's spread and that the sensitive information was public knowledge already.

Background

On September 18th, 2024, the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a joint statement from the ODNI, FBI, and CISA, regarding "Iranian malicious cyber actors" who "sent unsolicited emails to individuals then associated with President Biden’s campaign that contained an excerpt taken from stolen, non-public material from former President Trump’s campaign." The emails were allegedly sent in June and July 2024. The statement did not reveal what the leaked documents were.[1]

On August 10th, 2024, Politico[8] published an article, stating, "We received internal Trump documents from 'Robert.' Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked." The article described a statement Politico received from Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, who said, "These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process." Politico did not publish the leaked documents.


EXCLUSIVE We received internal Trump documents from 'Robert.' Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked. The campaign suggested Iran was to blame. POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation. RE TRUM TRU VANCE ED MAKE AMERICA GREAT AS TRUM VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGA 2024 U TRU VAN YOU'RE FIRED! 38.0 U'RE ED YOU'RE FIRED! MP N KAMALA OU'RE IRED The scope of the information obtained by the hacker is unclear. But it represents a major security breach for former President Donald Trump's campaign. | Rick Bowmer/AP

Ken Klipperstein's Substack Post

On September 26th, 2024, independent journalist Ken Klippenstein shared a post to his Substack[2] called "Read the JD Vance Dossier," which included "the supposed Iran-hacked document" for public download. Klippenstein claimed that news media had been "sitting on" the document since June and would not publish it, citing "foreign malign influence." Alternatively, Klippenstein believed "it’s of keen public interest in an election season."

Furthermore, Klippenstein believed that "the document is clearly newsworthy, providing Republican Party and conservative doctrine insight into what the Trump campaign perceives to be Vance’s liabilities and weaknesses. Those perceptions provide clues about what a campaign of remarkably little substance might actually think."

In a day, Klippenstein's Substack post received 840 likes (screenshot shown below).


Read the JD Vance Dossier We're publishing the supposed Iran-hacked document. Here's why. KEN KLIPPENSTEIN SEP 26, 2024 843 ☐ 30 Behold the dossier. TEXT PA TO 88022 TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN 2024 Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images It reportedly comes from an alleged Iranian government hack of the Trump campaign, and since June, the news media has been sitting on it (and other documents), declining to publish in fear of finding itself at odds with the government's campaign against “foreign malign influence." Share

Ken Klipperstein's Twitter / X Ban

On September 26th, 2024, Klipperstein shared his Substack link on his Twitter / X account. Shortly after, Klipperstein's X account was banned.[3][4] A screenshot of the tweet was shared by internet user A.J. Carrillo on both X[10] and Imgur[11] on September 26th (shown below).


Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein Follow Here's the JD Vance dossier the media refused to publish Read the JD Vance Dossier From kenklippenstein.com TEXT PA TO 88022 TRUMP IIK

An X spokesperson told reporters that Klipperstein was banned for posting “unredacted private personal information” about Vance, including part of his social security number and his alleged physical addresses.[3][4]

The Verge noted X's policy change on sharing leaked/hacked documents after Elon Musk's acquisition of the website. When the New York Post leaked Hunter Biden's hard drive, then-CEO Jack Dorsey regretted banning the links to the Post's article and changed the website's policy on sharing hacked documents. Musk was one of Dorsey's critics amid the controversy and, after his Twitter acquisition, orchestrated and publicized the Twitter Files leak that documented Dorsey's censorship of the Post's article. The Verge highlighted hypocrisy after discovering that the link to Klipperstein's Substack post had been restricted on the platform.[3]


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Online Reaction

Viral reactions to the dossier leak surfaced en masse on September 26th, 2024, following Ken Klipperstein's since-deleted tweet. For instance, on September 26th, X[5] user @tinycans tweeted part of the dossier's table of contents, writing, "the table of content[s] for the JD Vance dossier is the funniest thing ive ever seen," gaining over 6,900 likes in a day (shown below).


JULES || ISO USA/TOR Eras tix @tinycans the table of content for the JD Vance dossier is the funniest thing ive ever seen h-------- Vance Wrote That He "Loathed" Trump's "Obvious Personal Character Flaws" Vance Said He Fought Against Trump Vance Said Trump Was A Bad 2016 Candidate... Vance Said, "We Have To Reject The Rhetoric Of Trump".. 3322 76 76 77 77 After The 2016 Election, Vance Said He Did Not Think Trump Fully Appreciated The "Complexity Of What's Going On". 77 Vance Criticized Trump For Creating Finger Pointing Among The White Working Class 78 DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN, VANCE WAS DESCRIBED AS A 'NEVER TRUMPER' 78 In An October 2016 Appearance On "The Charlie Rose Show," Vance Declared He Was "A Never Trump Guy" And "Never Liked Him".. 78 Vance Claimed There Was A "Willingness From People Who Think A Lot Like I Do" To Say Trump Was "Going To Be A Terrible Candidate" And "That You Were An Idiot If You Voted For Him" 78 Vance Said Trump Was Not The Best Candidate For White-Working Class Voters...........79 DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN, VANCE INDICATED HE BELIEVED THE WOMEN WHO ACCUSED TRUMP OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 79 In 2016, Vance Indicated He Believed One Of Trump's Sexual-Assault Accusers Over Trump And Mocked Trump For Not Telling The Truth......... 79 In 2016, It Was Reported That Vance Tweeted "What Percentage Of The American Population Has @Realdonaldtrump Sexually Assaulted?". 80 • 12:13 PM Sep 26, 2024 375.4K Views •

After Klipperstein was banned on X, viral reactions ensued. For instance, on September 26th, X[6] user @BirdRespecter tweeted, "If anybody still believes the delusional notion that Elon is some sort of free speech champion and not a total partisan hack, he suspended Ken for leaking the JD Vance dossier. Shameful and cowardly behavior," receiving over 23,000 likes in a day (shown below).


the information pimp @BirdRespecter If anybody still believes the delusional notion that Elon is some sort of free speech champion and not a total partisan hack, he suspended Ken for leaking the JD Vance dossier. Shameful and cowardly behavior Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein 3.1K Following 509.5K Followers Account suspended X suspends accounts that violate Our Rules. 2:31 PM Sep 26, 2024 771.4K Views

Similarly, on September 26th, X[7] user @TheWapplehouse posted a tweet, claiming that "there was absolutely nothing in the dossier that Ken published that isn’t readily available to the public by Googling…" gaining over 14,000 likes in a day (shown below).


AISE HELL PRAISE DALE BURN DOWN Kristi Yamaguccimane ✪ @TheWapplehouse ... Spoiler alert: there was absolutely nothing in the dossier that Ken published that isn't readily available to the public by Googling or by purchase from for-profit brokers. This was strictly an excuse to ban the third Krassenstein brother Elon Musk ❤x & X Sk @elonmusk Subscribe This is one of the most egregious, evil doxxing actions we've ever seen. Presidential candidates are not speculatively in danger - there have already been two attempts on @realDonaldTrump's life. Moreover, the doxxing included detailed information on the addresses of their children. 6:19 PM Sep 26, 2024 330.9K Views

Also on September 26th, X[9] user @joer__ shared a thread of every page in the leaked dossier. Within 24 hours, the initial viral tweet that started the thread was removed by X.

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