Barack Obama orders full review into claims election related to hacking by Russia

President Barack Obama has ordered a “full review” of election-related hacking that many believe affected the US election.

“We may have crossed into a new threshold and it is incumbent upon us to take stock of that, to review, to conduct some after-action, to understand what has happened and to impart some lessons learned,” said Lisa Monaco, Mr Obama’s counterterrorism and homeland security adviser.

According to CNN, White House Spokesman Eric Schultz said the review would encompass malicious cyber activity related to US elections going back to 2008.

Intelligence and national security officials were told to report their findings to the president before he leaves office on January 20, Mr Obama’s counter-terrorism adviser Lisa Monaco said. US intelligence officials have accused Russia of trying to interfere in last month’s election by hacking into Democratic officials’ email accounts.

Mr Obama has raised his concerns about Russia’s involvement directly with President Vladimir Putin.