The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Iranian Nationals, FBI Seizes Mike Lindell’s Phone, Possible Railroad Strike | Sept. 14

Episode Date: September 14, 2022

Description:  On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: DOJ charges Iranian nationals over alleged cyber attacks FBI seizes MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s phone Possible railroad strike this Friday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm Samantha Rink. I'm Virginia Allen. And this is the Daily Signal top news for September 14th. Here are today's headlines. Three Iranian nationals have been charged with allegedly orchestrating a scheme to hack into the computer networks of multiple U.S. victims, the Justice Department said today in a press release. The three men engaged in a scheme to gain unauthorized access to the computer systems of hundreds of victims in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Iran, and elsewhere, causing damage and losses to the victims, dating back to October 2020 and through present day, the press release says.

Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olson in the DOJ's National Security Division blamed the Iranian government for creating a safe haven for cybercriminals, saying, the government of Iran has created a safe haven where cyber criminals acting for personal gain flourish and defendants like these are able to hack and extort victims, including critical infrastructure providers. This indictment makes clear that even other Iranians are less safe because their own government fails to follow international norms and stop Iranian cybercriminals. No arrests have been made as of this recording and the three men were reportedly not working on behalf of the Iranian government, though they have connections to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,

Fox News reported. The FBI seized Mike Lindell's phone at a fast food restaurant drive-thru in Minnesota. The MyPillow CEO revealed what happened on his podcast, the Lindell report on Tuesday night. Take a listen. This afternoon, I was, I went down hunting in Iowa for the early chill season with my friend this morning at 4 a.m. We got up, headed down to Iowa. We were coming back and we stopped to go through a hearties in Mancato where I was born in Mancato, Minnesota. And cars pulled up in front of us, to the side of us and behind us. And I said, um, these are either bad guys or the FBI. Well, it turns out they were the FBI.

Lindell pushed unproven election fraud theories about how former president Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. The agents question Lindell about Tina Peters. She's a Mesa County Colorado clerk who was charged with sharing copies of county election data in May of 2021, as the Washington Post reported. Lundell said they also questioned him about Douglas Frank, who was an Ohio teacher who is said to have discovered algorithms used to rig the presidential election in 2020. Lundell also shared about an interesting letter during his podcast. The letter was signed by a Colorado assistant U.S. attorney, which stated that prosecutors were conducting an official criminal investigation of a suspected felony. The Washington,

Post reported the probe is one of multiple investigations underway into alleged security breaches of local election offices in states, also including Michigan and Georgia. Now here's some potentially bad news for any listeners taking a train this weekend. There are rumors of a national railroad strike this Friday as U.S. freight railroads and their unions continue discussions, the Associated Press reported. White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said the White House is working on alternatives to trains such as shippers, truckers, and air freight, should the strike happen. Let's hear what she had to say per the White House YouTube page. We are working with other modes of transportation, including the shippers and truckers,

air freight, to see how they can step in and keep goods moving in case of this rail shutdown. The administration has also been working with relevant agencies to assess what supply chains and commodities are most likely to face severe disruptions and available authorities to keep goods moving. So again, we're really working with and trying to figure out with other modes of transportation how to move forward. The Associated Press reported this afternoon that union members from the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads and three other unions remain at the bargaining table. We will keep you updated should a strike occur on Friday. And that'll do it for today's episode. Thank you for listening to The Daily Signal's Top News. And if you haven't had a chance already, be sure to check out the morning show right here in your podcast feed where we interview lawmakers,

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