US Intel Report: Vladimir Putin Sought To Help Donald Trump In Election
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by AFP at NDTV
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-intel-report-vladimir-putin-sought-to-help-donald-trump-in-election-1646047?type=news&id=1646047&category=World
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"We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia's goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency," it said.
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The 25 page public report, which was half the length of the classified version presented to President Barack Obama on Thursday and President-elect Trump on Friday, provided little in the way of detailed evidence to link Putin and Russian intelligence to the hacking and release via WikiLeaks of Democratic Party files that hurt Clinton's campaign.
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Speaking after he was briefed on Friday, Trump acknowledged that cyber-attacks by Russia, China and other countries threaten US institutions, political parties, and businesses.
But he declined to single out Russia over cyber-interference in the US election, and said the election's outcome was not affected by hacking.
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