Dispute Over CIA Claim Russia Tried to Get Trump Elected

The CIA has lent credence to Hillary Clinton’s claim that Russia was behind the thousands of leaked e-mails that caused her campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) so much embarrassment when they were published by WikiLeaks, and her claim that the purpose of the leaks was to help get Donald Trump elected. The liberal mainstream media have reported on this in a series of misleading headlines that approach the level of click-bait. Here is just a sampling:

• “Russian Hackers Acted to Aid Trump in Election, U.S. Says” (New York Times, December 9)

• “Obama orders full review of Russian hacking during the 2016 election” (Los Angeles Times, December 9)

• “Russian hacking and the 2016 election, explained” (CNN, December 12)

• “Inside the Russian Hacking Scandal and Trump’s Election” (ABC News, December 12)

 

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