As outrage mounts, with calls for retaliation, over allegations that Russia meddled in the US presidential election by hacking computer networks of the two leading parties, the American intelligence is accusing Vladimir Putin of personally directing it.

Intelligence officials told NBCnews.com that based on new evidence, there was a “high level of confidence” that the Russian president personally directed how the stolen material from the Democratic National Committee was leaked and used.

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