Senate Intel concludes Russia interfered in 2016 presidential election, preferred Trump over Clinton

By Kelly Cohen

Published July 3, 2018 7:15pm ET

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Senate Intel concludes Russia interfered in 2016 presidential election, preferred Trump over Clinton — Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., during a panel hearing on June 20, 2018, in Washington. | (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Senate Intelligence Committee released its summary of its review of the U.S. intelligence community’s January 2017 assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

In a press release, the panel, led by Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Mark Warner, D-Va., said that the judgments in the intelligence community’s assessment “were well-supported and the tradecraft was strong.”

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2016 Elections Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Mark Warner Richard Burr Russia Senate Intelligence Committee Vladimir Putin