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    FACT CHECK: Why Didn't Obama Stop Russia's Election Interference In 2016?

    President Trump now accepts that Russia launched a wave of active measures against the U.S. but blames his predecessor for not taking any action.
    by Philip Ewing Feb 21, 2018 4 minutes

    Why didn't then-President Barack Obama stop Russia's campaign of active measures against the 2016 presidential campaign?

    President Trump has been casting blame on his predecessor for not acting against the scheme since Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller brought indictments against a batch of Russians and Russian entities on Friday for the role they played.

    FACT CHECK: This story is complex and goes beyond a simple "True" or "False" grade. One basic notion that is false is the idea the Obama administration took no action — it did. The question that has been asked many times since the presidential election is why it didn't do more.

    Private warnings

    Among other things, top U.S. intelligence officials — including then-CIA Director John Brennan — their Russian counterparts not to persist with their active not to interfere in the election. These warnings did not work.

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