Burnham exchanged messages with Trump chief of staff impersonator
The Prime Minister was in contact with somebody pretending to be top White House aide Susie Wiles before suspicions were raised.
Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impersonator of top White House aide Susie Wiles (PA)
Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, it has emerged.
The Prime Minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be top White House aide Susie Wiles before concerns were raised about the incident.
The British embassy in Washington was so concerned it raised the matter with the White House, according to Playbook, which first reported the exchange.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
A UK Government spokesperson said: “We do not comment on national security matters.”
Last year, The Wall Street Journal reported that the FBI had launched an investigation into efforts to access Ms Wiles’ phone after an unknown person contacted prominent Republicans and business chiefs while pretending to be her.