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Hackers used altered invoices to steal $2.3 million, says Wisconsin Republican Party
In the swing state of Wisconsin, the state's Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million meant to help re-elect President Donald Trump.
Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt told the Associated Press that invoices from four vendors, who distributed direct mail and merchandise for the Trump campaign, were altered. When the Republican Party paid the invoices, he said, the money went to the hackers.
Most polls show a tight race in Wisconsin, although a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading Trump by a whopping 17 points. In more bad news for the Trump campaign in Wisconsin, the AP reports the state's Democratic Party has raised $59 million over the last two years. The Republican Party? Less than $24 million. Read more...
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