Commentary
Even before the 2020 election it was known that Iranian hackers were allegedly subverting it. Seyyed Kazemi, 24, and Sajjad Kashian, 27, allegedly sent tens of thousands of e-mails to Democrat voters, claiming to be the Proud Boys and threatening to “come after” them if they didn’t vote for Trump.
Also posing as the Proud Boys, they allegedly sent Republicans stories of Democrat electoral wrongdoings. The Justice Department called this “a coordinated conspiracy in which Iranian hackers sought to undermine faith and confidence in the U.S. presidential election.”
But were the latter scams an example of subterfuge to cover up their real intentions?…