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Obama Orders Probe Into Election-Related Hacking

Commissions report to be presented before he leaves office.

President Obama has commissionsed a report from U.S. intelligence agencies probing hacking attacks connected to the U.S. presidential election. According to White House counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco, the report will be provided to Congress before Obama leaves office and will not necessarily be made public. It will investigate what, if any, impact breach attempts by Russian agents may have had on the election results. While President-elect Donald Trump has been dismissive of the Russian government having any role in hacking Democratic organizations in an attempt to interfere with the election, both Democrats and several key Senate Republicans are prepared to pursue the Russian angle.