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A report this morning claims Russian
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President Vladimir Putin gave direct
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instructions to help elect Donald Trump
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president. According to a Washington
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Post investigation, former President
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Obama received a secret CIA report in
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August. That report quote captured
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Putin's specific instructions on the
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operations audacious objectives defeat
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or at least damage the Democratic
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nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Good morning. CBS News confirmed last
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year that US intelligence officials knew
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the Russian government operation to
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interfere in the US election had been
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approved by Vladimir Putin himself, but
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they were reluctant to reveal how much
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they knew out of concern that sources
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and methods could be compromised. This
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morning, the Washington Post is
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reporting that US intelligence agencies
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had sourcing deep inside the Russian
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government capturing Putin's direct
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instructions in the operation. The Post
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also reports that before he left office,
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former President Obama set in motion a
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secret program that authorized the
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deployment of implants in Russian
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networks, digital bombs that could be
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triggered in a retaliatory cyber strike
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in the event of Moscow aggression and
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that it would be up to President Trump
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to decide to use the capability. CBS
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News confirmed that Obama officials felt
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that their effort to expel Russian
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diplomats in retaliation was undermined
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by the incoming administration.
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Determining whether that is true is part
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of the ongoing investigations. CBS News
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has confirmed that congressional
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investigators are looking into whether
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Trump campaign associates obtained
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information from hacked voter databases
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during the election. So far there is no
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evidence of that but it is a sign that
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the congressional investigations are
