Independent journalist Ken Klippenstain said that the FBI came to his home after publishing a report on Republica vice presidential nominee JD Vance using materials allegedly obtained through an Iranian hack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Bureau told me that I had been the target of a foreign influence operation with regard to a news article I had written, a clear reference to my publication of the JD Vance Dossier,\u201d journalist Ken Klippenstein wrote on his Substack page<\/a> of the visit the FBI paid to his Madison, Wis. home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Klippenstein did not say exactly when the FBI visited him but noted the agent he spoke with came with \u201cno subpoena, no search warrant, no prior announcement, no claim of illegality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAmerica\u2019s most powerful law enforcement agency wants me to know that it was displeased. It is delivering what many would consider a chilling message: we know where you live, we know what you\u2019ve done, we are watching,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThis is how out of control the disinformation and foreign influence hysteria has become.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n