We now know with near-certainty that Russia did this with the goal of electing Trump president.
Of the many things that resulted in Donald Trumps election, from Hillary Clintons own errors to James Comeys extraordinary insinuations against her in the contests final stages, Russian hacking played a meaningful enough role to tilt a razor-tight contest. Russia successfully riled up Bernie Sanders die-hards against the Democratic Party by leaking minor intrigue that fueled their suspicions, aggravating a Clinton liability with young voters that never healed. They also dribbled out enough emails in the succeeding months to keep stories using the word emails in the lead of Hillary Clinton news, adding more smoke to the haze of scandal that permeated coverage of her campaign.
We now know with near-certainty that Russia did this with the goal of electing Trump president.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/12/trump-mcconnell-putin-and-the-triumph-of-the-will-to-power.html
Put Trump and Roger Stone under oath. Make them take a lie detector test.