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CIA concludes Russia interfered to help Trump win election, say reports
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US intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in last months presidential election to boost Donald Trumps bid for the White House, according to reports.
A secret CIA assessment found that Russian operatives covertly interfered in the election campaign in an attempt to ensure the Republican candidates victory, the Washington Post reported, citing officials briefed on the matter.
A separate report in the New York Times said intelligence officials had a high confidence that Russia was involved in hacking related to the election.
The claims immediately drew a stinging rebuke from the president-elects transition team, which said in a statement: These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
According to the Posts report, officials briefed on the matter were told that intelligence agencies had found that individuals linked to the Russian government had provided WikiLeaks with thousands of confidential emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and others.
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