Russia’s involvement in the US presidential elections was unprecedented according to America’s top spy.<br /><br /> Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Moscow has a long history of interfering.<br /><br /> “This goes back to the 60s, the heyday of the Cold War. Funding that they would share or provide to candidates they supported, the use of disinformation. <br />But I don’t think we’ve ever encountered a more aggressive or direct campaign to <br />interfere in our election process than we’ve seen in this case,” said Clapper.<br /><br /> Despite dismissals from President-elect Donald Trump about the findings, the congressional hearing was told by intelligence officials Russian cyber attacks pose a “major threat” to the United States.<br /><br /> Intelligence officials describe Moscow as dangerous to a wide range of US interests because of its “highly-advanced offensive cyber program” and sophisticated capabilities.<br /><br /> Trump will be briefed by intelligence agency chiefs on Friday about hacks that allegedly targeted the Democratic Party during the election campaign.<br />
