NEWSWATCH: “Russian Hackers and American Hacks; The CIA that misjudged Putin for years is now sure of his motives” – Wall Street Journal

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Somewhere in the Kremlin … Putin must be laughing. The Russian strongman almost certainly sought to undermine public confidence in American democracy … and as the Obama Administration leaves town it is playing into his hands. … the real story behind … reports that U.S. intelligence services have concluded that Russia intervened to assist … Trump’s presidential campaign. … attributed to ‘senior administration’ officials who won’t go on the record but assert murky details … impossible to verify without seeing the evidence. … Trump is denouncing the claims with his usual subtlety, but he has a point about their timing and nature. ‘I don’t want anyone hacking us,’ … Trump said … blaming the leaks on Democrats. ‘I think it’s ridiculous’ and ‘I don’t believe it.’ Democrats are still in shock from their defeat, and many want to add the Kremlin to FBI Director James Comey, fake news and the Electoral College as excuses that cast doubt on the legitimacy of Mr. Trump’s victory. …

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