Report: Israel Planted Devices in DC to Spy on Trump
U.S. officials have concluded that Israel likely was responsible for installing surveillance devices in Washington, D.C., including near the White House, and that they were intended to spy on President Donald Trump, a new report claims.
Politico reported Thursday that the conclusion was reached over the last two years. The devices, known as stingrays, act like regular cell phone towers but use technology to obtain information from cell phones connected to them, including their identities, data use, and the content of calls they make.
Trump and those close to him were the targets of the operation, Politico noted.
One former senior U.S. intelligence official told Politico, "It was pretty clear that the Israelis were responsible."
Another source said the Trump administration did not act or even confront the Israelis about the allegations after the intelligence community reached its conclusion.