Vladimir Putin ordered attempt to influence US election, declassified report says
- Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed an attempt to harm Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to an intelligence report declassified and made public Friday.
- The report, “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections,” noted that Moscow has for years attempted to meddle in American politics, but 2016 operations “demonstrated a significant escalation in directness, level of activity and scope of effort.” Read more
- Afterward, Trump said in a statement that cyberattacks had no impact on the integrity of his victory. Read more
just in case you’re like me and prefer sources that aren’t twitter or tabloids
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/06/politics/intelligence-report-putin-election/
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/us/politics/russia-hack-report.html?_r=0
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