Russian involvement in US vote raises fears for European elections
by Simon Tisdall from Technology | The Guardian on (#24REH)
CIA investigation may have implications for upcoming French and German polls, even raising doubts over integrity of Brexit vote
The CIA's conclusion that Russia covertly intervened to swing last month's presidential election in favour of Donald Trump but its actions did not place the overall credibility of the result in doubt will be hard to swallow for some.
The classified CIA investigation, which has not been published, may also have implications for the integrity of Britain's Brexit referendum last June, and how upcoming elections in France and Germany could be vulnerable to Russian manipulation. The latest revelations are not entirely new. What is fresh is the bald assertion that Moscow was working for Trump.
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