NYT: Putin Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ Aimed at U.S. Election, Report Says

NYT: Putin Ordered ‘Influence Campaign’ Aimed at U.S. Election, Report Says

By DAVID E. SANGER JAN. 6, 2017  WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials have concluded that the president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, personally “ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election,” and turned from seeking to “denigrate” Hillary Clinton to developing “a clear preference for President-elect Trump.” The conclusions were part of […]