The key findings from the US intelligence report on the Russia hack, decoded
America got played.
We are chumps for Trump and the joke is on us.
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According to the report, Putin’s aim was to impugn Hillary Clinton’s credibility and boost Donald Trump’s chances of winning the election, and more broadly to make the US electoral system look shady and untrustworthy.
Much of this has already been reported publicly. But there are some key findings in this report, such as the precise nature of the link between WikiLeaks and the Russian hackers, that hadn’t been disclosed before.
Here’s a guide to the report — its most important findings and, in particular, the new and important disclosures it contains.
America got played.
We are chumps for Trump and the joke is on us.