- Joined
- Jun 21, 2016
"Senior officials in the Russian government celebrated Donald Trump’s victory ... according to U.S. officials who said that American intelligence agencies intercepted communications in the aftermath of the election in which Russian officials congratulated themselves on the outcome. The ebullient reaction among high-ranking Russian officials — including some who U.S. officials believe had knowledge of the country’s cyber campaign to interfere in the U.S. election — contributed to the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Moscow’s efforts were aimed at least in part at helping Trump win the White House. ... Those and other data points are at the heart of an unprecedented intelligence report being circulated in Washington ... The classified document, which officials said is over 50 pages, was delivered to President Obama on Thursday, and it is expected to be presented to Trump in New York on Friday ... '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. ... were seen as strong indicators of Moscow’s intent and clear preference for Trump ... '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 ... Still, U.S. officials said there are no major new bombshell disclosures even in the classified report. A shorter, declassified version is expected to be released to the public early next week."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-intercepts-capture-senior-russian-officials-celebrating-trump-win/2017/01/05/d7099406-d355-11e6-9cb0-54ab630851e8_story.html?utm_term=.b097e17d24da
So we should continue to expect no evidence to presented in the coming report.
