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An overview of the controversy surrounding claims of Russia's involvement in hacking that allegedly undermined the 2016 U.S. presidential election._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:19 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [12 Russian Intelligence Officers Charged Over 2016 Election Hacking](/video/4HEn6RxQ/) ### 12 Russian Intelligence Officers Charged Over 2016 Election Hacking [Now Vladimir Putin Is Accusing the U.S. of Meddling in Russia's Upcoming Presidential Election](/video/3giRoMua/) ### Now Vladimir Putin Is Accusing the U.S. of Meddling in Russia's Upcoming Presidential Election [What do you say to a presidential candidate that doesn't get elected?](/video/V5TLaLww/) ### What do you say to a presidential candidate that doesn't get elected? --- ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] With my home state. Alright everybody, now settle down. [ NOISE ] Everybody settle down please. [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] Russia and the hacking. By the way, if they hack, they probably have her 33, 000 emails. I hope they do. I mean, it could be Russia but it could also be China Could also be lots of other people. It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds. [ MUSIC ] I will confirm that this happened at the highest levels of the Russian Government. What do you think generally about I think we ought to get on with our lives. I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. [ MUSIC ] Our source is not the Russian government and it is not a state plot. [ MUSIC ] Certainly, the intelligence community can't gauge the impact it had on the choices the electorate made, there's no way for us to gauge that There's still much we do not know, but Russia's involvement in these intrusions does not appear to be any doubt. 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