Coverage dated May 29, 2025

US government is investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

The government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff.

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Reports & sources

17 articles, oldest first.

  1. Salon

    FBI investigating alleged effort to impersonate White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The FBI is investigating claims that someone is pretending to be the White House chief of staff

  2. New York Post

    FBI probes strange texts asking for cash, pardon advice from person impersonating White House chief of staff Susie Wiles: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The FBI is investigating an effort by an unknown individual to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in calls to Republican lawmakers and business executives, according to the Wall Street Journal.

  3. Fox News

    Alleged attempt to impersonate White House chief of staff under federal investigation (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Authorities are reportedly looking into a scheme to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles that involved text messages and calls.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    US government is investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The government is investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures in recent weeks received messages from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff.

  5. The Boston Globe

    US government is investigating messages impersonating Trump’s chief of staff, AP sources say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    It is unclear how someone gained access to Susie Wiles’ phone, but the intrusion is the latest security breach for Trump staffers.

  6. FOX 35 Orlando

    FBI investigates effort to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles: report (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Federal investigators are looking into an effort to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, with calls and messages reportedly sent to top U.S. officials, according to the Wall Street Journal.

  7. WMUR

    Authorities probe efforts to impersonate Trump’s chief of staff (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Law enforcement investigates efforts to impersonate Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles, as FBI warns of AI-generated voice scams targeting officials

  8. The Guardian

    FBI investigating efforts to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Wiles’ contacts on her personal cellphone were purportedly hacked and AI used to communicate with lawmakers US politics live – latest updates

  9. Newsweek

    White House responds to attempts to impersonate Trump advisor Susie Wiles (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    An unknown individual reached out to prominent Republicans and business executives pretending to be Wiles, according to reports.

  10. CBS News

    FBI probes effort to impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    One or more unknown people who accessed White House chief of staff Susie Wiles' personal cellphone used her contacts file to reach out to other top officials and impersonate her, sources said.

  11. Al Jazeera

    US government investigates attempt to impersonate Trump’s chief of staff (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Susie Wiles, an ally of President Donald Trump, was reportedly the target of an impersonation campaign using her voice.

  12. Breitbart News

    FBI Investigating Impersonation of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The FBI has launched an investigation into an orchestrated plot to digitally impersonate White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

  13. RedState

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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