Intelligence Community Assessment Report on Russia's Election Influence Campaign

[Rolfe]

The declassified Intelligence Community Assessment report. Those who claim that Russia did not influence the election should read it.

Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections

From page ii (file page 7):
Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential election represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding desire to undermine the US-led liberal democratic order, but these activities demonstrated a significant escalation in directness, level of activity, and scope of effort compared to previous operations.
We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump. We have high confidence in these judgments.

https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICA_2017_01.pdf

 

[Rolfe]

From page 2 (file page 25)

Cyber Espionage Against US Political Organizations.
Russia’s intelligence services conducted cyber operations against targets associated with the 2016 US presidential election, including targets associated with both major US political parties.

We assess Russian intelligence services collected against the US primary campaigns, think tanks, and lobbying groups they viewed as likely to shape future US policies. In July 2015, Russian intelligence gained access to Democratic National Committee (DNC) networks and maintained that access until at least June 2016.

 The General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) probably began cyber operations aimed at the US election by March 2016. We assess that the GRU operations resulted in the compromise of the personal e-mail accounts of Democratic Party officials and political figures. By May, the GRU had exfiltrated large volumes of data from the DNC.

 

[Rolfe]

From page 3 (file page 13):
We assess with high confidence that the GRU relayed material it acquired from the DNC and senior Democratic officials to WikiLeaks. Moscow most likely chose WikiLeaks because of its self- proclaimed reputation for authenticity. Disclosures through WikiLeaks did not contain any evident forgeries.

 

[exscentric]

Have any of the agencies mentioned when and where they will begin releasing evidence to back their statements?

 

[InTheLight]

Have any of the agencies mentioned when and where they will begin releasing evidence to back their statements?

http://strib.mn/2ilJ7Oo


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[rsr]

You're not going to see "evidence" because that would disclose how the intelligence agencies obtained the information — unless someone leaks it. So you have the choice of believing the heads of the intelligence agencies or believing Assange and Putin. Your choice.