U.S. intelligence officials now believe Putin was personally involved in efforts to alter the outcome of the 2016 election in favor of Trump
According to the NBC report, Putin knew about and directed cyber attacks on Democrat Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
NBC spoke with "two senior officials with direct access to the information.“
One high-level official told NBC Putin began with a “vendetta” against Clinton, but then transitioned into a generalized attack on what Russian officials saw as corruption in the U.S. political system.
As the operation continued, Putin intended to “split off key American allies by creating the image that [other countries] couldn’t depend on the U.S. to be a credible global leader anymore.” the official said. Read more
Trump is still refusing to accept the U.S. intelligence community’s findings that Russia meddled in the presidential election
He questioned Thursday morning why the White House waited “so long to act” on the issue.
Trump’s tweet glosses over one glaring fact: The White House, as well as Hillary Clinton’s campaign, did complain, as well as sound alarm bells, during the election about Russia’s actions. Read more
The White House has now reportedly suggested that Russian Putin was directly responsible for cyberattacks meant to sway the election, the Agence France-Presse reported in a tweet.
According to the Associated Press, the White House called it “fact” that hacking swayed the election in Donald Trump’s favor
And that Trump was likely aware of Russian cyberattacks. Read more
The Doctor Is Out 