THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - UK PM Burnham Caught Messaging Impostor Posing as Trump’s Chief of Staff.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was tricked into exchanging messages with someone impersonating White House aide Susie Wiles.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged several messages with someone impersonating White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate, according to four officials. Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence, has refused to “comment on national security matters,” while one person briefed on the matter claimed the messages were of “no significance.” DETAIL: The British Embassy in Washington reportedly raised concerns about the incident with the White House, amid fears in the British government that Wiles’s phone may have been compromised. A White House official said the incident was unrelated to any hacking of her devices. The…Open