The action grew out of a leak investigation surrounding reporting on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
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With Trump silent on likely Russian hacks of U.S. agencies, reprisals may fall to Biden
All fingers are pointing to Russia as the source of a punishing hack of U.S. government agencies, but the president has not responded.
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U.S. tries to prevent Russian interference in election as Trump downplays threat
For months American military cyber operators, aided by intelligence from the NSA, have been targeting Russian spies to disrupt their plans by repeatedly knocking them off the Internet, confusing their planners and depriving them of their hacking tools.
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Read the report: Senate Intelligence panel finds Russia interfered in 2016 election on behalf of Trump
The Senate panel described its report, totaling more than 1,300 pages, as “the most comprehensive description to date of Russia’s activities and the threat they posed.”
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Russia is acting against Biden, and China opposes Trump, U.S. intelligence warns
The statement from the nation’s counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.
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Trump confirms cyberattack on Russian trolls to deter them during 2018 midterms
The admission is a rare instance of the president acknowledging that Moscow had malign intent with respect to U.S. democracy.
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John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for top intelligence post, clears divided Senate panel
Ratcliffe had previously withdrawn his name under criticism that he had exaggerated his involvement in terrorism cases when he served as a federal prosecutor.
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Senate committee confirms assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
Senators warned Russia could interfere again this presidential election year.
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Trump minimizes intelligence experts’ warnings on Russian interference
Intelligence officials told lawmakers in a classified briefing last week that Russia is meddling with the hope of getting Trump reelected.
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Julian Assange says Trump administration offered a pardon if he denied Russian interference
A lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder says former Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, who lives in Maine, made the offer on instructions from the president.