Putin Ordered Hacking Intent to Get Trump Elected, Director of Intelligence Says

Putin Ordered Hacking Intent to Get Trump Elected, Director of Intelligence Says

USA TODAY SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 1T IN MONEY IN LIFE 01.07.17 Robots have run Awards season starts of Las Vegas with Golden Globes ROBERT HANASHIRO, USA TODAY “MANCHESTER BY THE SEA” BY CLAIRE FOLGER Report: Putin ordered hacking Intent to get Trump elected, director of intelligence says Gregory Korte @gregorykorte USA TODAY WASHINGTON The director of national intelligence released a 25-page declassified version of its report into alleged Russian hacking during the 2016 cam- paign, concluding that the in- tent of the operation was to help get Donald Trump elected president. “We assess Russian Presi- dent Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 LYNNE SLADKY, AP aimed at the U.S. presidential People stand on the tarmac at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooter opened fire inside Friday. election,” said the report, which was the work of the FBI, CIA and the National Security Agency. “Russia’s goals were to undermine public faith in the U.S. democratic process, deni- grate Secretary (Hillary) Clin- SHOOTER KILLS 5 ton and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian government developed a clear preference for Presi- AT FLA. AIRPORT dent-elect Trump.” Gunman arrested after opening fire as passengers claim baggage WEEKEND SPECIAL Doug Stanglin This is an edition of USA TODAY and Alan Gomez available to subscribers as an USA TODAY e-Newspaper every Saturday and Sunday. It contains the latest developments in News, Money, Life and Sports along with the best of USA FORT LAUDERDALE Agunman POOL PHOTO BY MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV TODAY’s reporting, photography and fired at random on passengers Russia’s Vladimir Putin has graphics. Expanded content from USA praised Donald Trump. TODAY can be found at our website, in a baggage claim area at Fort usatoday.com, on our free apps for Lauderdale-Hollywood Inter- Apple and Android devices, and in national Airport Friday, killing The intelligence community print Monday through Friday. five people and injuring eight, first concluded in October that before being taken into custody, Russia was behind the hacking according to law enforcement of emails belonging to Clinton authorities. campaign aides and the Demo- USA SNAPSHOTS© Witnesses said the male cratic National Committee, but shooter emptied several maga- it stopped short of suggesting 1st commercial zines of bullets, then dropped that Russia sought any particu- to the floor spread-eagle to lar outcome. bank in USA await arrest. He was taken into President Obama requested custody without incident by a the fuller report last month af- Broward County sheriff’s depu- ter Democratic members of ty, according to Sheriff Scott Congress alleged that Russia’s Israel. TAIMY ALVAREZ, AP interference was one-sided and “People started kind of A shooting victim from the Fort Lauderdale airport arrives at had the intent of getting Trump screaming and trying to get out Broward Health Trauma Center on Friday. elected. of any door they could or hide Friday’s report noted that under the chairs,” Mark Lea, a Putin and other Kremlin offi- witness, told MSNBC. “He just THE GUNMAN WAS “JUST cials often praised Trump, 235 kind of continued coming in, whom they saw as more Russia- years ago today, just randomly shooting at peo- RANDOMLY SHOOTING friendly on issues such as Syria the Bank of North America ple, no rhyme or reason to it.” and Ukraine. opened in Philadelphia. Chip LaMarca, a Broward AT PEOPLE, NO RHYME The report said Moscow saw County commissioner, was the election of Trump “as a way SOURCE The History Place OR REASON TO IT.” MICHAEL B. SMITH AND JANET LOEHRKE, USA TODAY v STORY CONTINUES ON 2T Witness Mark Lea v STORY CONTINUES ON 2T Scope of protests poses challenge for inaugural security Numbers higher than average number for past inaugu- charged with ensuring a peaceful to elaborate on the specific tac- rations — in a show of force that transfer of power, the anticipated tics, the chief said plans include at past swearing-ins will probably test a sprawling se- surge in demonstrations, both the use of physical barriers. At curity operation. permitted and unsanctioned, fig- past inaugurations, those barriers In total, nearly 400,000 dem- ure prominently in an operation have included large trucks, buses Kevin Johnson onstrators were anticipated as of that involves thousands of law and construction equipment. USA TODAY Friday, according to National enforcement and military au- Brian Ebert, the Secret Ser- Park Service records. More than thorities, officials said Friday dur- vice’s agent overseeing the opera- half of those are likely to partici- ing an inauguration security tion, declined to comment on any WASHINGTON Federal and local pate in the Women’s March on briefing. specific threat, but he noted that officials have been quietly scram- Washington the day after Interim D.C. Metropolitan Po- authorities have been engaged in bling to find space for tens of Trump’s swearing-in Jan. 20. A lice Chief Peter Newsham noted months of planning involving sce- thousands of demonstrators ex- coalition of civil and human that authorities are aware of the narios that have run the gamut of pected to flood the capital for rights advocates are scheduled to online boasts of some groups who possible threats. President-elect Donald Trump’s parade through D.C. have vowed to “shut down” “An event this size is going to inauguration this month. Although terrorism and poten- events, but he said that prospect disrupt the city,” Ebert said, add- At least 26 protest groups are tial attacks from homegrown vio- SUSAN WALSH, AP “is something we are prepared ing that authorities were at- seeking or have been granted per- lent extremists remain top Anti-Trump protesters rally for.” tempting to keep those mits — more than four times the concerns of security planners in Washington in November. Although Newsham declined disruptions to a minimum. USA TODAY 2T SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 Trump retains hacking doubts Before his briefing at Trump President-elect proclaims respect for intelligence team Tower, the president-elect an- nounced that he asked Congress to investigate what he believes to David Jackson be a leak of a secret intelligence @djusatoday report on the Russians to the USA TODAY news media. He tweeted, “I am asking the chairs of the House and Senate committees to inves- NEW YORK President-elect Don- tigate top secret intelligence ald Trump said he had a “con- shared with NBC prior to me see- structive” meeting with ing it.” intelligence officials Friday, and White House spokesman Josh though he praised them, he still Earnest said the White House did questioned assertions that Russia not leak the report — and he hacked Democrats in an effort to found it ironic that the president- influence last year’s election. elect complained about the Claiming that Russia, China disclosure. and other countries and organi- Days ago, Earnest noted, zations are always launching cy- Trump tweeted his approval of berattacks against the United WikiLeaks founder Jullian As- States — “including the Demo- sange, who has published classi- cratic National Committee” — fied information in addition to Trump said in a written state- the Democratic emails that sur- ment, “There was absolutely no faced during effect on the outcome of the elec- the election. tion, including the fact that there Trump’s sit- was no tampering whatsoever uational disap- with voting machines.” proval of leaks, He said, “There were attempts Earnest said, to hack the Republican National “leads me to Committee, but the RNC had believe that his strong hacking defenses, and the concerns are hackers were unsuccessful.” something oth- The intelligence community er than protect- GETTY IMAGES outlined its findings in a declassi- ing classified James Clap- fied report issued a few hours af- information.” per ter the Trump briefing. EVAN VUCCI, AP Trump pro- A statement from the office of Donald Trump says any election cybertampering didn’t affect the outcome. tested the news coverage Thurs- the Director of National Intelli- day night. gence said investigators “did not “How did NBC get ‘an exclu- make an assessment of the im- sive look into the top secret re- pact that Russian activities had Trump: Vote outcome not affected port he (Obama) was presented?’ on the outcome of the 2016 elec- Who gave them this report and tion, and DHS (the Department why? Politics!” he tweeted. of Homeland Security) assesses v CONTINUED FROM 1T said. “RT’s criticism of the U.S. come of the election.” That re- The president-elect had a that the types of systems the Rus- election was the latest facet of mains a point of contention. nearly two-hour briefing Friday sian actors targeted or compro- to achieve an international its broader and longer-standing California Rep. Adam Schiff, that included Director of Nation- mised were not involved in vote counterterrorism coalition anti-U.S. messaging likely aimed the top Democrat on the House al Intelligence James Clapper, tallying.” against the Islamic State in Iraq at undermining viewers’ trust Intelligence Committee, said CIA Director John Brennan and Though Trump criticized as- and the Levant.” in U.S. democratic procedures Trump’s conclusion that the FBI Director James Comey, all of pects of the Russia investigation The report did not assess and undercutting U.S. criticism Russian hacking had no effect whom have cited evidence point- hours before the briefing, he said what impact the hacking had on of Russia’s political system.” “is not supported by the brief- ing to a Russian plan to hack in his statement, “I have tremen- the outcome of the presidential Obama received the report ing, report or common sense.” Democrats.

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