WASHINGTON: The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post reported on Friday. The Post said that as soon as the intelligence on Putin came in, the White House viewed it as a deep national security threat. But it remains unclear, the Post said, whether Trump has followed through with that. “Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. “The CIA gave him information on Russia a long time before they even — before the election.

Source: Manila Times June 24, 2017 01:52 UTC