The CIA assessed in late August that Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials are 'probably' directing a Russian operation to intervene in the election by discrediting Joe Biden, current and former intelligence officials tell NBCNews.
According to Rogin's report, the first line of the classified document is:"We assess that President Vladimir Putin and the senior-most Russian officials are aware of and probably directing Russia's influence operations aimed at denigrating the former U.S. Vice President, supporting the U.S. president and fueling public discord ahead of the U.S. election in November."
A U.S. official familiar with the matter did not dispute that language. Two officials said the assessment was contained in a CIA document that is widely distributed in different versions around the government. Some versions of the assessment reflected what U.S. government officials have already said publicly, with the exception of the finding that Putin was directing the operation, which private experts have long said is likely. The CIA assessed that Putin directed the 2016 operation to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump.
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