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No, a newly declassified report doesn’t prove the Hunter Biden laptop story was Russian disinformation Print this article
Certain members of the press want very much for the Hunter Biden laptop story to be the work of the Russians, even despite assessments from the intelligence community in the United States that say otherwise.
A smattering of journalists and commentators falsely claimed this week that a recently unclassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence proves the laptop story was Russian disinformation.
The report says no such thing.
“In case you’re still wondering if the Hunter Biden laptop story came from the Kremlin,”
Before the election, Trump administration officials frequently accused China of a large-scale election interference effort. The intelligence community now says it did not interfere at all.
US intel report: Putin authorized operations to help Trump in 2020 presidential election
By Eric Tucker
President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 election win certified by Congress
Congress was forced to abruptly halt its session on counting Electoral College votes won by President-elect Joe Biden as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol. But the counting resumed, and Biden’s win was certified.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November s presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race but ultimately no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process.
WASHINGTON Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November s presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race but ultimately no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process.
The report released Tuesday from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence represents the most detailed assessment of the array of foreign threats to the 2020 election. These included efforts by Iran to undermine confidence in the vote and harm Trump s reelection prospects as well as Moscow operations that relied on Trump s allies to smear Joe Biden, the eventual winner.