White House investigating email prank against top officials
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WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged Tuesday that top officials, including President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, responded to a British-based email prankster.
Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White House is investigating. “We take all cyber-related issues very seriously and are looking into these incidents further,” she said in response to inquiries.
CNN identified Tom Bossert, the president’s homeland security adviser, as one of the officials who fell for the ruse. Bossert apparently believed he was corresponding with Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, and included a personal email address in his reply.
The network also said Anthony Scaramucci, who was ousted Monday after a brief tenure as communications director, also responded to the prankster, who pretended to be Reince Priebus. The two have a contentious relationship and Priebus was dismissed as chief of staff last Friday, days before Scaramucci was forced out.
