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Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault

Overview

The Washington Post’s 8,000-word investigative deep-dive reveals that as early as August, the Obama administration knew that Vladimir Putin was directly “working to elect Trump.” It also documents the Obama administration’s often perplexing response. A must-read.

Why is this important?

In political terms, Russia’s interference was the crime of the century, an unprecedented and largely successful destabilizing attack on American democracy. It was a case that took almost no time to solve, traced to the Kremlin through cyber-forensics and intelligence on Putin’s involvement. And yet, because of the divergent ways Obama and Trump have handled the matter, Moscow appears unlikely to face proportionate consequences.

Creator

The Washington Post
Greg Miller
Ellen Nakashima
Adam Entous

Publication Date

June 23, 2017