Obama and advisers were concerned any pre-election response could trigger escalation from Putin or be interpreted as motivated on behalf of ClintonBarack Obama received an “intelligence bombshell” from the CIA final August warning him that Russian president Vladimir Putin was directing a hacking campaign to tip the presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor,the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Based on interviews with more than three dozen current and former senior US officials, the Post’s investigation is likely to renew questions approximately how Putin’s sneak attack on US democracy was able to happen on Obama’s watch. “By the way, and ” Trump tweeted on Thursday,“whether Russia was working so tough on the 2016 election, it all took place during the Obama admin. Why didn’t they stop them?” Related: Trump questions impartiality of Russia investigation chief Robert Mueller Related: Trump admits for first time 'I am being investigated' over James Comey's firing Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com