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	In 2016, ] the ] and ] the U.S. ] issued a joint statement accusing Russia of interfering with the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Joint Statement from the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|url=https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national\|accessdate=15 October 2016\|agency=Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|date=October 7, 2016}}</ref> The New York Times reported the Obama administration has formally accused Russia of stealing and disclosing ] emails.<ref>{{cite news\|title=U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/us-formally-accuses-russia-of-stealing-dnc-emails.html?_r=0\|publisher=NYT\|date=Oct 7, 2016}}</ref> Under U.S. law (50 U.S.C.Title 50 - War and National Defense, Chapter 15 - National Security, Subchapter III Accountability for Intelligence Activities <ref>{{cite web\|title=Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions\|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title50/html/USCODE-2009-title50-chap15-subchapIII-sec413b.htm\|website=gpo.gov\|publisher=United States Code\|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>) there must be a formal ''Presidential finding'' prior to authorizing a covert attack.		In 2016, ] the ] and ] the U.S. ] issued a joint statement accusing Russia of interfering with the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Joint Statement from the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|url=https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national\|accessdate=15 October 2016\|agency=Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|date=October 7, 2016}}</ref> The New York Times reported the Obama administration has formally accused Russia of stealing and disclosing ] emails.<ref>{{cite news\|title=U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/us-formally-accuses-russia-of-stealing-dnc-emails.html?_r=0\|publisher=NYT\|date=Oct 7, 2016}}</ref> Under U.S. law (50 U.S.C.Title 50 - War and National Defense, Chapter 15 - National Security, Subchapter III Accountability for Intelligence Activities <ref>{{cite web\|title=Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions\|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title50/html/USCODE-2009-title50-chap15-subchapIII-sec413b.htm\|website=gpo.gov\|publisher=United States Code\|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>) there must be a formal ''Presidential finding'' prior to authorizing a covert attack.

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In 2016, Jeh Johnson the United States Secretary of Homeland Security and James Clapper the U.S. Director of National Intelligence issued a joint statement accusing Russia of interfering with the 2016 United States presidential election. The New York Times reported the Obama administration has formally accused Russia of stealing and disclosing Democratic National Committee emails. Under U.S. law (50 U.S.C.Title 50 - War and National Defense, Chapter 15 - National Security, Subchapter III Accountability for Intelligence Activities ) there must be a formal Presidential finding prior to authorizing a covert attack.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on the American news interview program Meet The Press that the United States will respond. The New York Times noted that Biden's comment "seems to suggest that Mr. Obama is prepared to order — or has already ordered — some kind of covert action"

US action and reaction

On October 18, 2016 Ecuador acknowledged it "temporarily restricted" WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's internet access at Embassy of Ecuador, London. WikiLeaks accused U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry of asking Ecuador to shut down Julian Assange's internet connection. Kerry immediately denied involvement issuing the the following statement through his spokesperson: While our concerns about Wikileaks are longstanding, any suggestion that Secretary Kerry or the State Department were involved in shutting down Wikileaks is false. Reports that Secretary Kerry had conversations with Ecuadorian officials about this are simply untrue. Period. Ecuador reaffirmed asylum for Assange

Dmitri Alperovitch, CrowdStrike co-founder and chief technology officer, the firm that analyzed breaches at DNC and DNCC, responded on CBS News to the question, what is the endgame for Russia?

I think it's actually very insidious. They're trying to influence the process, and get a percentage of the American public to actually disbelieve that the process and is free and fair. They are trying to, and they've been putting out statements to this effect for a number of months now, that the election is rigged, that the process is rigged, that the elites in Washington are sort of corrupt, and the leaks that they've been putting out, the emails and the documents, they're trying to make the case that this all confirms that. This is helpful for president Putin for two reasons: one, it weakens whoever gets elected and becomes the American president, which is always good for Russia. Then, it domestically it helps him, because whenever he's criticized for running rigged elections he can point to the United States and say, see, they can’t run a free and fair election either, they are living in a glass house and throwing stones.

He further commented on the US response.

What’s been encouraging is there has been a bipartisan support now in Congress, with both Democrats and Republicans standing up and saying this is not acceptable; Russia is trying to influence our election, cast doubt on the entire process. We cannot stand for this.

Lastly, he speculated on what might happen after the election.

It's almost impossible for them to actually influence the result, but it's not impossible for them to get the American public, a percentage of the American public, to believe that the results have been influenced and I believe that is their end goal. I think it's very likely that on the day after the election we will see some sort of statement coming out from these actors who have been affiliated with the Russians, whether its DC Leaks or this Guccifer 2.0 persona coming out and saying do not trust the result, whoever is elected is not a legitimate president because we have hacked machines in Miami Dade County, or Columbus Ohio whatever.

Russian action and reaction

On Sunday October 16, 2016 after attending a summit meeting of the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS Summit), Russian president Vladimir Putin made extensive comments on Ruptly TV in response to Biden's comments.

References

"Joint Statement from the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security". Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security. October 7, 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
"U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections". NYT. Oct 7, 2016.
"Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions". gpo.gov. United States Code. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
"VP Biden Promises Response to Russian Hacking". NBC News Meet the Press. Oct 14, 2016.
"Biden Hints at U.S. Response to Russia for Cyberattacks". NYT. Oct 15, 2016.
"Ecuador: We have 'temporarily restricted' Assange's interne". AP. October 18, 2016.
"Wikileaks accuses John Kerry and the US of pressuring Ecuador into cutting off Julian Assange's internet connection after Hillary email leak - but the State Department denies it". Daily Mail UK. October 8, 2016.
"State Dept. denies John Kerry involved in WikiLeaks Internet disruption". USA Today. Oct 18, 2016.
"Official Communiqué". gob.ec. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana > news > Foreign Policy > Official Communiqué. October 18, 2016.
^ "FBI helps catch Russian hacker in Czech Republic". CBS News. Oct 19, 2016.
"2016 PUTIN's PRESS CONFERENCE IN INDIA GOA: US spying activities incompatible with international norms". Ruptly. October 16, 2016.

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	In 2016, ] the ] and ] the U.S. ] issued a joint statement accusing Russia of interfering with the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Joint Statement from the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|url=https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national\|accessdate=15 October 2016\|agency=Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|date=October 7, 2016}}</ref> The New York Times reported the Obama administration has formally accused Russia of stealing and disclosing ] emails.<ref>{{cite news\|title=U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/us-formally-accuses-russia-of-stealing-dnc-emails.html?_r=0\|publisher=NYT\|date=Oct 7, 2016}}</ref> Under U.S. law (50 U.S.C.Title 50 - War and National Defense, Chapter 15 - National Security, Subchapter III Accountability for Intelligence Activities <ref>{{cite web\|title=Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions\|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title50/html/USCODE-2009-title50-chap15-subchapIII-sec413b.htm\|website=gpo.gov\|publisher=United States Code\|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>) there must be a formal ''Presidential finding'' prior to authorizing a covert attack.		In 2016, ] the ] and ] the U.S. ] issued a joint statement accusing Russia of interfering with the ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Joint Statement from the Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|url=https://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national\|accessdate=15 October 2016\|agency=Department Of Homeland Security and Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Election Security\|date=October 7, 2016}}</ref> The New York Times reported the Obama administration has formally accused Russia of stealing and disclosing ] emails.<ref>{{cite news\|title=U.S. Says Russia Directed Hacks to Influence Elections\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/us-formally-accuses-russia-of-stealing-dnc-emails.html?_r=0\|publisher=NYT\|date=Oct 7, 2016}}</ref> Under U.S. law (50 U.S.C.Title 50 - War and National Defense, Chapter 15 - National Security, Subchapter III Accountability for Intelligence Activities <ref>{{cite web\|title=Presidential approval and reporting of covert actions\|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2009-title50/html/USCODE-2009-title50-chap15-subchapIII-sec413b.htm\|website=gpo.gov\|publisher=United States Code\|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>) there must be a formal ''Presidential finding'' prior to authorizing a covert attack.

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US action and reaction

Russian action and reaction

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