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Sunday, July 15, 2018
Bolton: US knows about Russia hacking, Putin must know too
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS National Security Adviser John Bolton says US President Donald Trump has a stronger hand going into the Russia summit because of US charges against 12 Russian military intelligence officials related to the hacking of Democratic targets in the 2016 presidential election.
Bolton tells ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the indictments show that the American justice system is aware of Russian efforts to meddle in US elections.
He says Trump can now say to Russian President Vladimir Putin that “this is a serious matter that we need to talk about.”
Trump has said he will raise the issue when he sits down with Putin in Helsinki on Monday.
Bolton also says he finds it “hard to believe” that the Russian intelligence officials could conduct such an operation without Putin’s knowledge.
— AP
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