Barack Obama received 'intelligence bombshell' on Russian hacking plans, investigators report

Barack Obama received an 'intelligence bombshell' from the CIA to warn him of a hacking campaign led by Vladimir Putin to help Donald Trump win the US election, it has been reported. The Russian president had given specific instructions on the operation's objectives to defeat Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton, and help get her opponent elected, the Washington Post revealed in a special report. Citing interviews with current and former senior US officials, the newspaper detailed how the Obama administration allegedly considered retaliating against Putin by releasing intelligence on him, and planting 'cyber weapons' in Russia's infrastructure to destroy its economy.
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