washington u.s. intelligence agencies obtain consider conclusive evidence november election russia provide hack material democratic national committee wikileaks third party three u.s. officials say wednesday u.s. officials conclude months early russian intelligence agencies direct hack less certain could prove russia also control release information damage democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton reuters recommend amazon forever 21 kick tire american apparel child monks indian himalayas time additional intelligence important u.s. president barack obama face criticism party take administration months respond cyber attack u.s. senate house leaders include prominent republicans also call inquiry time president-elect donald trump question u.s. intelligence community conclusion russia try help candidacy hurt clinton russia deny hack allegations u.s. intelligence report hack schedule present obama thursday trump friday though content still discussion wednesday officials say say post-election intelligence give obama administration great certainty full role russian government hack leak document oct. u.s. intelligence agencies say confident russia orchestrate hack additional intelligence also inform u.s. president barack obama decision retaliate dec. 29 expel 35 suspect russian spy sanction two russian spy agencies four intelligence officer three company decision cap four months debate white house respond officials say officials decline describe intelligence obtain involvement third-party pass leak material wikileaks say want reveal u.s. government obtain information interview fox news wikileaks founder julian assange say receive email steal dnc top hillary clinton aide john podesta state party assange rule possibility get material third party trump wednesday side assange question u.s. intelligence community conclusion russia try help candidacy hurt clinton concern u.s. officials hack first spike august intelligence agencies conclude russian intelligence direction president vladimir putin try disrupt discredit presidential congressional elections obama august reject recommendations advisors disclose russian link take limit covert action shoot across putin bow knock one official knowledge matter say instead obama warn putin privately argue similar private message chinese president xi jinping reduce chinese hack u.s. agencies company october obama decline take action argue move could see effort help clinton discredit republican trump one could stain clinton presidency one official say obama take public action issue trump elect begin disparage intelligence community report russian hack another official say u.s. obtain evidence election russia leak email officials