The PDF document is a 271-page opposition research file on former President Donald Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.
But on Thursday, reporter Ken Klippenstein, who self-publishes on Substack after he left The Intercept this year, published one of the files.
"If the document had been hacked by some 'anonymous' like hacker group, the news media would be all over it.
Three U.S. agencies have publicly attributed the hack and the subsequent distribution of the files to Iran.
As president, Trump authorized the assassination of military leader Qassem Soleimani.
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