2016 Russia-Trump Intel Assessment Marred by Political Pressures and Discredited Information: CIA Report

2016 Russia-Trump Intel Assessment Marred by Political Pressures and Discredited Information: CIA Report

The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the entrance of the agency headquarters in McLean, Va., on Sept. 24, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

A newly declassified CIA review has concluded that the 2016 U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia sought to help then-candidate Donald Trump win the presidential election was influenced by political pressures, rushed timelines, and the inclusion of discredited information.

Nonetheless, the assessment was ā€œdeemed defensibleā€ by the review team.

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