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Earlier today President Obama ordered the U.S. intelligence community to conduct a full investigation of allegations that the Russians may have hacked voting machines in an effort to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election. Now we may know at least part of the reason why.
Tonight the Washington Post published details from a CIA report that asserts that the Russian government definitely did do some things to try to help Donald Trump get elected, not just try to stir up some minor chaos to cast doubt on the U.S. democracy and its election system.
Reports the Post:
Earlier today President Obama ordered the U.S. intelligence community to conduct a full investigation of allegations that the Russians may have hacked voting machines in an effort to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election. Now we may know at least part of the reason why.
Tonight the Washington Post published details from a CIA report that asserts that the Russian government definitely did do some things to try to help Donald Trump get elected, not just try to stir up some minor chaos to cast doubt on the U.S. democracy and its election system.
Reports the Post:
Intelligence agencies have identified individuals with connections to the Russian government who provided WikiLeaks with thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee and others, including Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, according to U.S. officials. Those officials described the individuals as actors known to the intelligence community and part of a wider Russian operation to boost Trump and hurt Clinton’s chances.
The CIA shared its latest assessment with key senators in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill last week, in which agency officials cited a growing body of intelligence from multiple sources. Agency briefers told the senators it was now “quite clear” that electing Trump was Russia’s goal, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.
The Post goes on to note that the “individuals with connections to the Russian government” who did the hacking and provided documents to Wikileaks “were ‘one step’ removed from the Russian government, rather than government employees.” The paper notes that “Moscow has in the past used middlemen to participate in sensitive intelligence operations so it has plausible deniability.”
This news probably comes as little surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention, but it’s another thing to have logical suspicions about Russia trying to get Trump elected confirmed by the CIA. Remember, a foreign power — especially a hostile one like Russia — interfering in a U.S. presidential election is grounds for war, in the eyes of some.
The Post goes on to note that the “individuals with connections to the Russian government” who did the hacking and provided documents to Wikileaks “were ‘one step’ removed from the Russian government, rather than government employees.” The paper notes that “Moscow has in the past used middlemen to participate in sensitive intelligence operations so it has plausible deniability.”
This news probably comes as little surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention, but it’s another thing to have logical suspicions about Russia trying to get Trump elected confirmed by the CIA. Remember, a foreign power — especially a hostile one like Russia — interfering in a U.S. presidential election is grounds for war, in the eyes of some.