US intelligence report finds Vladimir Putin directed 2020 election meddling
Report links the Kremlin and allies of former president Donald Trump and absolves China of interfering on Biden's behalf in 2020 US election
Washington — Russian President Vladimir Putin directed an effort by Moscow to try to swing the 2020 US presidential election to Donald Trump, according to an American intelligence report released on Tuesday that linked the Kremlin and allies of the former president.
The 15-page report, released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, added heft to allegations that some of Trump's top lieutenants were playing into Moscow's hands by amplifying claims made against then-candidate Joe Biden by Russian-linked Ukrainian figures in the run-up to the November 3 election. It also added new findings that Putin either oversaw or at least approved of the election meddling to benefit Trump...
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