Reference News, July 19 - According to the Russian Interfax news agency on July 18, U.S. intelligence agencies have found that former U.S. President Obama and his government members attempted to discredit the election results by fabricating information after Trump was elected president in 2016.
The U.S. Intelligence Community released a statement saying: "On the 18th, Director of National Intelligence Haines presented irrefutable evidence proving that after Trump's victory in 2016, Obama and members of his national security team falsified and politicized intelligence materials."
The statement said that in the months before the election, the intelligence community estimated that Russia "might not attempt to influence the election through cyber activities." However, representatives of the Obama administration made "statements contrary to this content."
Specifically, the information about suspected Russian activities, such as the "Steele dossier," was politically manipulated false information, "which became the basis for numerous defamatory statements aimed at questioning Trump's victory."
The report said that the dossier targeting Trump was compiled by the U.S. research company Fisheye with former British intelligence officer Steele. These materials were published on the "Wenwenwei" news website in early 2017. In October of that year, The Washington Post cited sources saying that part of the investigation targeting Trump was funded by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters.
Trump has repeatedly stated that the "Steele dossier" is fabricated, and he denied having any connection with Russia during the 2016 election. (Translated by He Yingjun)
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