Donald Trump And Russia: Secret CIA Assessment Reportedly Determines Russia Meddled In Election To Help Him Win

A secret assessment by the CIA has just concluded, and it has reportedly determined that Russia meddled in the 2016 election to help propel Donald Trump to a White House victory. Officials briefed on the matter claim that while it was previously suspected that Russia had intervened in the election simply to “undermine” voter confidence, what happened went beyond that.

As The Washington Post reports, certain individuals with Russia ties (most notably, connections to the Russian government) have allegedly been identified by multiple U.S. intelligence agencies. Those identified, who haven’t been publicly named, reportedly handed over thousands of emails to the notorious whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks. The emails in question were hacked from several prominent sources ranging from John Podesta (Hillary’s campaign chairman) to the DNC.

According to U.S. officials briefed on the CIA assessment into the potential connection between Donald Trump and Russia, the newly identified individuals involved in the widespread email hacking have been determined to already be known to the U.S. intelligence community. Reportedly, they were part of a a widespread operation based out of Russia intended to “boost Trump” while diminishing Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s chances at winning the U.S. presidency.