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US spy chiefs say election hacking directed from Kremlin

5 January 2017, 5:29 pm Edit

US intelligence chiefs testifying before the Senate say they believe Russia’s top leadership was behind the hacking and leaking of Democratic party documents in the US presidential election.

Defense Undersecretary for Intelligence Marcell Lettre, left, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, center, and National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, DC, January 5, 2017. (AFP/ JIM WATSON)
Defense Undersecretary for Intelligence Marcell Lettre, left, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, center, and National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, DC, January 5, 2017. (AFP/ JIM WATSON)

“We assess that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized the recent election-focused data thefts and disclosures,” three spy chiefs say in a joint statement to a Senate hearing.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was testifying alongside National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers and Marcel Lettre, undersecretary of defense for intelligence.

— AFP

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