News Post 29

On CNN I read an article on Russia hacking GOP individuals prior to the election. Emails of democratic party groups were made public. Also the intelligence community thinks that the hacking was meant to influence the election in Trump's favor. There were also troll farms that spread fake news about Hillary Clinton. Even before the election, the intelligence community believed that Russia's intent was to aid Trump during the election. The FBI even argued on this issue. Some were concerned about the certainty of this assessment: "FBI is very conservative in its conclusions and typically doesn't give any definitive assessment if a conclusion can't be proven without a doubt. The CIA constantly has to make judgments based on an incomplete picture."

Regardless, they believe that Russia "engaged in criminal activity inside the United States."