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".  .  . the United States has both a president-elect who defiantly claims he’s “not a puppet” of Russia and an intelligence community that respectfully disagrees."
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Hertz misrepresents what the intelligence community actually said to buttress his misleading narrative.

It is likely true that Russia was improperly involved in leaking uncomplimentary information about Clinton.  Particularly her rampant  influence peddling and the shiv job on Bernie Sanders.  

A parallel truth is that Russia, even if it was done for self serving reasons, is just a whistle blower here.  If Clinton had not been engaging in mendacious and possibly illegal behavior there would have been no story.  Here enemies would have been consigned to leaking uncomplimentary remarks about her pantsuits and Newsweek would never have had to recall the special "Madam President" souvenir issue.