Senate intel committee concludes Putin personally approved meddling to aid Donald Trump

A new assessment issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday concurred with previous reports that President Vladimir Putin personally approved Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The Committee also stated that Russia's influence campaign was designed to help Donald Trump win.

"We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S . presidential election. Russia's goals were to undermine public faith in the U.S. democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump," the document reads.

Donald Trump is scheduled to have a one-on-one meeting with Putin later this month. The two leaders are likely to discuss Russia's support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and Russian military activity in Crimea.