CIA Concludes Russian Interference Aimed To Elect Trump

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Updated at 1:49 p.m. ET with confirmation from the U.S. official and comments from Sen. Ron Wyden
Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET with comments from Sen. Angus King
The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election specifically to help Donald Trump win the presidency, a U.S. official has confirmed to NPR.
“Before, there was confidence about the fact that Russia interfered,” the official says. “But there was low confidence on what the