This archive report was first published on 16 September 2019.
On September 16, 2019, explosive revelations about Russian election meddling in 2016 were made public, thanks in part to a CIA informant with unprecedented access to President Vladimir V. Putin.
The informant's role in uncovering the truth about Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election has been widely reported, but the full extent of their involvement remains unclear.