The FBI issued its first statement on the cyberattacks targeting the 2016 presidential election, blaming Russian intelligence services for launching a broad hacking campaign.
An investigative reporter and a researcher at Harvard have filed a open records lawsuit this week against the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence for information about Russia interfering with the U.S. presidential election.
John Pedesta, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, said the FBI’s response to Russia tampering with the presidential election reveals a “deep broken” bureau.
The FBI warned the Illinois Republican Party in June that hackers may have targeted GOP political email accounts.
The CIA and FBI have contrasting opinions about the veracity of claims that Russia was involved in the hacking of emails of the Democratic National Committee.
The FBI may have been investigating Donald Trump before the election, according to records obtained by Vice News.
The FBI is reviewing what appears to be doctored documents aimed at undermining Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
