Far-left journalist Ken Klippenstein published a dossier on former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH).
The dossier was allegedly obtained by Iran during a hack into the Trump campaign. The hacked material was then given to several media outlets and journalists.
Klippenstein made no effort to conceal Vance’s private information, possibly endangering his family. The senator’s phone number, Social Security number, address, and other information is present on the dossier.
The 271-page document also contains material relating to Vance’s Senate run, voting, military records, and his comments critical of Trump, according to reports.
Elon Musk banned the journalist’s X account following the publication. Klippenstein shared a link to the dossier in an X post, prompting Musk to take action. “This is one of the most egregious, evil doxxing actions we’ve ever seen. Presidential candidates are not speculatively in danger – there have already been two attempts on @realDonaldTrump’s life. Moreover, the doxxing included detailed information on the addresses of their children,” Musk said.
An X spokesperson told journalist Justin Baragona that Klippenstein was “temporarily suspended for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information, specifically Sen. Vance’s physical addresses and the majority of his Social Security number.”
Bargona wrote on X, “Additionally, I was told he was not suspended for posting the dossier as a whole.”
Klippenstein defended his decision to publish the document on X. He wrote on his substack, “The principle involved here is complex. I do not believe it is the job of the news media to alter documents, as if it’s a defacto government deciding what the public should and shouldn’t know.”
“Yes, I know that it is general practice to delete ‘private’ information from leaks and classified documents, but in this case, not only is Vance an elected official and Vice Presidential candidate, but the information is readily available for anyone to buy,” he wrote.
