CIA finds ‘anomalies’ in 2016 report on Russian election interference

Published July 2, 2025 1:10pm ET



CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday announced the declassified release of a new report identifying “anomalies” in a 2016 intelligence assessment on alleged Russian interference in the presidential election that brought Donald Trump to power nearly nine years ago.

In May, Ratcliffe directed the agency’s directorate of analysis to conduct a lessons-learned review of the 2016 assessment.

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