Vladimir Putin: Interesting Facts and Questionable Stunts

FBI Investigation Against Russia

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On January 25, 2016, Putin was dragged into a serious dilemma when the FBI announced that it had launched an investigation into the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s computer system. The statement does not specifically name Russia as a primary suspect, but US officials told CNN that they believe the attack was linked to Russia. Then, in September 2016, Putin denied that the Russian government had any involvement in the hacking. Yet, on January 6, 2017, The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a declassified report stating that Putin ordered an “influence campaign” aimed at Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump.