Social media platform X on Thursday temporarily banned independent journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published hacked documents containing personal information, including vice presidential candidate J.D. .
Back in February, the Trump campaign began drafting a 271-page document in the process of selecting J.D. Vance as his running mate, including an entire section on his “potential vulnerabilities.” It was. A few months later, when Trump named Vance as his running mate. campaign revealed In August, it was revealed that it had been hacked by Iranian intelligence. The hacked items were sent and shared to various news organizations, which declined to release the documents “due to the unclear origin of the information and the apparent lack of newsworthiness.” I refused. mediaite.
On Thursday, Mr. Klippenstein published the document on his website without redacting important personal information belonging to Mr. J.D. Vance, including much of his home address and Social Security number.
“This document was provided to me, but due to the high level of public interest in the upcoming election season, I have decided to release it publicly,” Krippenstein wrote. “This is a 271-page research paper prepared by the Trump campaign to vet Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance. To my knowledge, it has not been altered, but even if it had been, the content… is publicly verifiable. Let it speak for itself.”
Shortly after publishing the document and sharing his findings on X, the platform temporarily banned him. The platform also does not allow users to link to reports.
An X spokesperson later told journalist Justin Baragona that the suspension only concerned documents containing unredacted personal information belonging to Vance.
A spokesperson for He was suspended from his job.”
