Obama Receives Classified Russian Hacking Report, Intel Officials Mum in Capitol Hill Testimony
Obama Receives Classified Russian Hacking Report, Intel Officials Mum in Capitol Hill Testimony
By JUSTIN FISHEL ABC NEWS
This morning at the White House, President Barack Obama received a classified report on the intelligence community's full assessment of Russian and other cyberattacks on U.S. elections. At the same time, senior intelligence officials testifying on Capitol Hill during a Senate hearing on foreign cyberthreats refused to comment specifically on the report's findings.
Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he would not comment on the report's findings until Congress was fully briefed and a version of the report was made public, both of which are expected to happen on Monday of next week.
President-elect Donald Trump will be briefed on the report's findings on Friday in New York.
"I think the public should know as much about this as possible," Clapper said, cautioning that "sensitive and fragile sources and methods" included in the report prevent him from speaking freely about it.
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By JUSTIN FISHEL ABC NEWS
This morning at the White House, President Barack Obama received a classified report on the intelligence community's full assessment of Russian and other cyberattacks on U.S. elections. At the same time, senior intelligence officials testifying on Capitol Hill during a Senate hearing on foreign cyberthreats refused to comment specifically on the report's findings.
Speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he would not comment on the report's findings until Congress was fully briefed and a version of the report was made public, both of which are expected to happen on Monday of next week.
President-elect Donald Trump will be briefed on the report's findings on Friday in New York.
"I think the public should know as much about this as possible," Clapper said, cautioning that "sensitive and fragile sources and methods" included in the report prevent him from speaking freely about it.
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