Ex-DNI confirms Trump was briefed on Putin’s involvement in 2016 election
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed Thursday that Donald Trump was briefed on US intelligence findings that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered cyberattacks to attempt to sway the 2016 presidential election.
Clapper told CNN’s “New Day” that he and other intelligence officers briefed Trump, who was President-elect at the time, and his team on January 6, 2017. CNN has previously reported that Trump was briefed on the report by the US intelligence community, which found that Putin ordered an “influence campaign” aimed at helping Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
