CIA review finds flaws but does not dispute finding Putin sought to sway 2016 vote to Trump

FILE PHOTO: CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A CIA review released on Wednesday found flaws in the production of a U.S. intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential vote to Donald Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion.

The review "does not dispute the quality and credibility" of a highly classified CIA report that the assessment's authors relied on to reach that conclusion, it said.