U.S. intercepts capture senior Russian officials celebrating Trump win
Source: washington post
Senate hearing exposes differences between Trump and intelligence officials
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Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. on Jan. 5 told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Russia meddled in the U.S. election through hacking, propaganda and fake news. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde/Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
By Adam Entous and Greg Miller January 5 at 6:05 PM
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.................Given the president-elect’s skepticism about the intelligence community — particularly its conclusions about Russia — the Trump Tower briefing has taken on the tenor of a showdown between the president-elect and the intelligence agencies he has disparaged.
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“The Russians felt pretty good about what happened on Nov. 8 and they also felt pretty good about what they did,” a senior U.S. official said.
U.S. officials declined to say whether the intercepted communications were cited in the classified version of the report commissioned by Obama, and they emphasized that although the messages were seen as strong indicators of Moscow’s intent and clear preference for Trump, they were not regarded as conclusive evidence of Russian intelligence agencies’ efforts to achieve that outcome.
“There are a variety of different exhibits that make the case, different factors that have provided the intelligence community with high confidence” that Russia sought in part to help elect Trump, said a second senior U.S. official who has reviewed intelligence findings on Russia’s cyber operations. ......................................
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Russian officials congratulated themselves after Trump's election win: Washington Post http://ow.ly/ag9L307JA4i
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