> "The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions,

> "The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations." > "We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities."