NSA Leaks Contradict WhatObama Promised The PublicAbout Russia’s Election Meddling

Leaked NSA documents revealing that Russia engaged in election-related hacking efforts just days before the election directly contradict what former President Barack Obama told the American public. Speaking at a year-end news conference in December, Obama told the public that Russian interference in the election ceased after he told Russian President Vladimir Putin to "cut it out" in early September.

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Putin: I really don’t have Trump blackmail material

Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly denied he had any compromising material about US President Donald Trump in a sometimes combative televised interview broadcast on Sunday. "Well, this is just another load of nonsense," Putin said on NBC News' Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly , when asked whether he had any damaging information on the Republican president.

Putin Interview: Did Russia Interfere in the US Election?

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that he had limited personal interaction with former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn , when asked by NBC's Megyn Kelly in an exclusive interview about the nature of their relationship - and a widely circulated December, 2015 photo that shows the two sitting next to each other at dinner during an event to celebrate Russian TV network RT . Putin suggested that skilled hackers anywhere, including the USA, could shift the blame for hacking onto Russian Federation.

The Latest: Putin dismisses US claims about Trump, election

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the investigation into possible ties between his campaign and the Russian government : Russian President Vladimir Putin is dismissing as "a load of nonsense" the idea that Russia has damaging information on President Donald Trump. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia meddled in the presidential election.

Megyn Kelly describes Putin as ‘very personable’

'He was warm, extremely polite': Megyn Kelly tells how Putin was surprisingly friendly while he hosted her at the Kremlin - then turned on his icy persona for the cameras Megyn Kelly described Vladimir Putin as a 'warm' and 'personable' host after her she flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president. The former Fox anchor, whose new show Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly debuts on NBC tonight, said that the notoriously difficult and intimidating Russian leader was 'a different man' off camera.

National View: David Ignatius – As Trump disrupts, Moscow celebrates

When Russian officials and analysts here in Moscow talk about the U.S. investigation of their alleged hacking of the 2016 campaign, two themes predominate: They're flattered that their country is seen as such a powerful threat, and also amazed that America is so preoccupied with the scandal. This is the official line, to be sure, but it was also expressed by several critics of the regime I interviewed this week.

Conservative View: Jennifer Rubin – What is Trump’s possible…

The Washington Post reports: "The Trump administration is moving toward handing back to Russia two diplomatic compounds, near New York City and on Maryland's Eastern Shore, that its officials were ejected from in late December as punishment for Moscow's interference in the 2016 presidential election."

Putin: Blaming Russia For Interfering In Election Is ‘Like Anti-Semitism’

Russian president Vladimir Putin, speaking on-stage with Megyn Kelly, compared accusations that Russia hacked the United States' 2016 election to anti-Semitism. Putin criticized U.S. intelligence reports that concluded Russia interfered in the election as having "no specific evidence, no facts, just assumptions, allegations, and conclusions based on the allegations, nothing more," he said .

Explanations for Kushner’s meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don’t match up

The White House and a Russian state-owned bank have very different explanations for why the bank's chief executive and Jared Kushner held a secret meeting during the presidential transition in December. The bank maintained this week that the session was held as part of a new business strategy and was conducted with Kushner in his role as the head of his family's real estate business.