US Intel Chief Cites Phantom Evidence On ‘Russian Hacking’

The report’s claims largely amount to a collection of the myriad allegations in an easy-to-follow form, but break no new ground.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, left, talks with National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Adm. Michael Rogers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the conclusion of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing: "Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States." (AP/Evan Vucci)

(ANALYSIS) --- The new, and apparently seminal report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on putative Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election has finally been released, providing a 25-page glimpse into the thinking that underpins an allegation which remains the sum total of US electoral politics in recent

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