Cybersecurity

Your Guide to the Russia Investigations

By now, few American elected leaders dispute that elements of the Russian state meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election -- even though President Donald Trump continues to say it "could have been a lot of different groups." What remains very much unknown is whether anybody from Trump’s winning campaign colluded with Russia or Russians in that meddling. Trump has dismissed talk of collusion as "a total hoax," and thus far his critics haven’t come up with solid evidence to dispute that. But

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By Larry Arnold

May 9, 2017 at 11:37 PM UTC

Updated on

July 10, 2017 at 1:26 PM UTC

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By now, few American elected leaders dispute that elements of the Russian state meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election -- though President Donald Trump continues to say it "could have been a lot of different groups." What remains unknown is whether anybody from Trump’s winning campaign assisted in that meddling. Trump dismisses talk of collusion as "a total hoax," and thus far investigators haven’t presented any evidence to dispute that. But official inquiries continue, and by firing FBI Director James Comey, Trump fueled the suspicions of those who believe he’s looking to upend the investigation.

U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered a campaign to undermine "public faith in the U.S. democratic process" and the candidacy of Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, and that along the way, Putin and his government "developed a clear preference" for Trump.