Ex-Trump official Brian Hook’s automotive stolen and utilized in lethal DC taking pictures: report

Former Trump administration official Brian Hook reportedly had two automobiles stolen from his northern Virginia residence final 12 months, certainly one of which was later utilized in a lethal taking pictures, in response to a report. 

Hook, the US Particular Consultant for Iran beneath Trump, was receiving round the clock safety from the State Division’s Diplomatic Safety Service —due to Iranian threats — on the time of the thefts, the Washington Examiner reported on Friday. 

Sources informed the information outlet that the Diplomatic Safety Service was unaware Hook’s automobiles have been stolen till “considerably later the identical day.” 

The report says that three weeks after the Dec. 11, 2022, larceny at Hook’s residence, one of many stolen automobiles was utilized in a Jan. 3 taking pictures in Washington, DC, that injured three —together with a baby — and left one man lifeless. 

A State Division spokesperson informed The Publish that the division “doesn’t talk about particulars of its protecting operations on account of operational and safety issues.” 

The spokesperson referred The Publish to “the Fairfax County Police Division and the Metropolitan Police Division for additional details about incidents of their jurisdictions.” 

The 2 regulation enforcement companies and Hook didn’t reply to requests for remark.

In January, the Biden administration prolonged using State Division’s Diplomatic Safety Service brokers to guard Hook amid persistent threats in opposition to his life from Iran. 

The State Division described the threats as “critical and credible” in a discover despatched to Congress. 

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is receiving related authorities safety because of the identical sort of threats from the Iranian regime.

Final March, the Related Press reported that the State Division was paying greater than $2 million per thirty days to supply 24-hour safety to Pompeo and Hook. 

The beautiful breach of safety at Hook’s residence bears resemblance to the intrusion at present nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan’s Washington, DC, residence in April. 

The Washington Publish reported that an apparently “intoxicated” man walked into Sullivan’s residence in the course of the night time and solely left after being confronted by Sullivan. 

The intrusion went unnoticed by Sullivan’s round the clock Secret Service element. 

A Secret Service spokesman informed The Publish earlier this month that the company has launched an investigation into the incident.