Washington Post: CIA says Russia intervened to help TrumpDecember 10, 2016 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Obama has reportedly opened an investigation into cyber attacks and foreign influence on the recent election, however, according to the Washington Post, a CIA assessment has already pointed the finger. The Post claims a CIA shared its latest report with senators in a briefing last week, telling them it was "clear" that Russia had a goal of electing Donald Trump. This differs from previous reports, where intelligence agencies said interference occurred to undermine U.S. confidence in the election, Engadget said. So why hasn't this come out publicly? There are apparently some disagreements among officials over unanswered questions, and the Post says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told the White House he would consider challenging the Russians to be partisan politics. Meanwhile, it also quotes Rep. Adam B. Schiff saying the Obama administration "has all the tools it needs to respond." In response, the Trump team says "These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction." The New York Times reports the same thing, noting a reason for the CIA's conclusion: it found evidence of Russian hacking into both parties, however, only information damaging to the DNC was released. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |