high ▁confidence " ▁that ▁Put in ▁personally ▁ordered ▁an ▁" infl u ence ▁campaign ," ▁initially ▁to ▁den igr ate ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁to ▁harm ▁her ▁elect oral ▁ch ances ▁and ▁potential ▁presiden cy , ▁then ▁later ▁developing ▁" a ▁clear ▁preference " ▁for ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁Both ▁Trump ▁and ▁Put in ▁has ▁consist ently ▁denied ▁any ▁Russian ▁inter ference ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁election . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁the ▁C IA ▁had ▁long ▁n urt ured ▁a ▁Russian ▁source ▁who ▁eventually ▁rose ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁close ▁to ▁Put in , ▁allowing ▁the ▁source ▁to ▁pass ▁key ▁information ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁about ▁Put in ' s ▁direct ▁invol vement . ▁Sus pected ▁C IA ' s ▁mole ▁named ▁as ▁O leg ▁Sm ol enk ov ▁is ▁now ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – present : ▁Four th ▁president ial ▁term ▁▁ ▁Put in ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁president ial ▁election ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁His ▁fourth ▁term ▁began ▁on ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁which ▁will ▁last ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Put in ▁invited ▁D mit ry ▁Med ved ev ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁government . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Put in ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁of