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The CIA has released a review examining the intelligence assessment that concluded Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election to support Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton. The review identified multiple procedural anomalies and criticized the way the assessment was conducted, particularly under then-CIA Director John Brennan. The report highlights that the intelligence community rushed the evaluation and improperly included the Steele dossier in its analysis. Despite these flaws and political motivations suggested in the original assessment, the CIA review did not dispute the core conclusion that Russia sought to influence the election in Trump's favor. The findings reaffirm earlier conclusions about Russian interference but call for greater scrutiny of intelligence processes.
Leavitt: Intelligence has no direct evidence Putin wanted Trump to win in 2016. Russia expected Clinton. Under Obama’s direction, they pushed shaky intel to sabotage Trump. NYT and WP won Pulitzers for spreading this hoax. 1/ https://t.co/DiZbYxoUcd
The key passage: "A previously classified draft of the Presidential Daily Briefing (PDB), prepared for President Barack Obama on Dec. 8, 2016, shows that the formal intelligence assessment was that Russia had neither influenced the outcome of the election nor shown any preference https://t.co/Yq1MLo09P2 https://t.co/R0OXlUXE7u
Today's declassified ICA report does more than just confirm Obama officials conspired to rig the 2016 election for Hillary Clinton. It also drives home something I've believed all along: Vladimir Putin is playing 3D chess and Democrats are playing checkers. The CIA's https://t.co/hBXTCPTn4U
