White House believes Kelly's personal phone possibly compromised at transition office
Source: Politico
Officials have tried to determine whether Kelly signed onto an insecure wireless network or whether a hacker, foreign government or some other outside force could have accessed the phone there.
By JOSH DAWSEY 10/08/2017 04:46 PM EDT
White House officials have homed in on President Donald Trumps Washington transition headquarters as a likely location where chief of staff John Kelly's personal cell phone could have been compromised in late 2016, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.
Kelly, who first served as Trumps secretary of homeland security, reported the phone had stopped working properly in December after he entered the transition office space, which was made available by the General Services Administration, the officials said. Kelly said it functioned well before that time.
While many of Trumps high-profile meetings with lawmakers and potential Cabinet members before his inauguration occurred in New York at Trump Tower, much of his transition staff worked out of the office space about three blocks from the White House. Officials have tried to determine whether Kelly signed onto an insecure wireless network there or whether a hacker, foreign government or some other outside force could have accessed the phone there.
"That's where it seems to have started," one White House official with knowledge of the review said. The official said the transition building was only one possible site for the breach. Officials have not ruled out other possibilities, such as foreign trips before Kelly joined the administration, though they have not seen evidence for that.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/08/john-kelly-phone-security-hacked-243585
JI7
(89,250 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)"Trump Accuses Obama and Clinton of Hacking Kelly's Phone"
nycbos
(6,034 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Am I totally off base? Seems like there was one person, but can't pull it out of this brain.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I can think of a whole lot of benefits re:this subject. Am I being super paranoid?
JI7
(89,250 posts)Same happened with vp pick. Trump wanted christie but ended up picking pence.
One area where christie has no involvement is part of the russia scandal.
Russia wanted pence. The transition involved meetings with Russians.
Rachel maddow has kept on this and Pence connection to it all.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Wouldn't it be neat to monitor your top people/staff, their comings and goings, their conversations, their contacts. Hell of a deal.
I know, that's probably beyond wild thinking, but my brain has changed since 11-9 and I think weird.
JI7
(89,250 posts)They were very involved with the transition.
Flynn sessions and nunes were in the transition team also.
Wernothelpless
(410 posts)They're looking for an excuse to fire Kelly ...
bucolic_frolic
(43,166 posts)there is the press (UK) scandal
irisblue
(32,975 posts)FakeNoose
(32,639 posts)Another insidious plot! When will they kick the Russians out of Washington DC?
kimbutgar
(21,152 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,807 posts)Don't they have secure phones available instead of personal phones?