declassify report u.s. intelligence agencies say russian president vladimir putin order effort help donald trump electoral chance discredit democrat hillary clinton 2016 presidential campaign follow quote highlight report draft central intelligence agency federal bureau investigation national security agency release friday russian efforts influence 2016 u.s. presidential election represent recent expression moscow longstanding desire undermine u.s.-led liberal democratic order activities demonstrate significant escalation directness level activity scope effort compare previous operations assess russian president vladimir putin order influence campaign 2016 aim u.s. presidential election russia goals undermine public faith u.s. democratic process denigrate secretary clinton harm electability potential presidency assess putin russian government develop clear preference president-elect trump high confidence judgments also assess putin russian government aspire help president-elect trump election chance possible discredit secretary clinton publicly contrast unfavorably three agencies agree judgment cia fbi high confidence judgment nsa moderate confidence moscow approach evolve course campaign base russia understand electoral prospect two main candidates appear moscow secretary clinton likely win election russian influence campaign begin focus undermine future presidency make assessment impact russian activities outcome 2016 election information come light since election day combine russian behavior since early november 2016 increase confidence assessments russian motivations goals moscow influence campaign follow russian message strategy blend covert intelligence operations cyber activity overt efforts russian government agencies state-funded media third-party intermediaries pay social media users troll russia intelligence service conduct cyber operations target associate 2016 us presidential election include target associate major u.s. political party assess high confidence russian military intelligence general staff main intelligence directorate gru use guccifer 2.0 persona dcleaks.com release u.s. victim data obtain cyber operations publicly exclusives media outlets relay material wikileaks assess high confidence gru relay material acquire dnc senior democratic officials wikileaks moscow likely choose wikileaks self-proclaimed reputation authenticity disclosures wikileaks contain evident forgeries russia collect republican-affiliated target conduct comparable disclosure campaign russian intelligence obtain maintain access elements multiple u.s. state local electoral board dhs department homeland security assess type systems russian actors target compromise involve vote tally assess moscow apply lessons learn putin-ordered campaign aim u.s. presidential election future influence efforts worldwide include u.s. ally election process immediately election day assess russian intelligence begin spearphishing campaign target u.s. government employees individuals associate u.s. think tank ngos national security defense foreign policy field campaign could provide material future influence efforts well foreign intelligence collection incoming administration goals plan factbox u.s. intel report russian cyber attack 2016 election