i could see russia doing this and "attacking " themselves to deflect culpability.  kind of  like cuffing yourself  and having the key in your hand. once they got in to our government - they were in. why would anybody think they would stop at just election related hi jinks? that would be stupid of them.   they could take down our whole power grid, even as spread out as it is, and put us in the dark ages. we'd have no means of knowing what was happening. even ham radios need electricity right? do nuclear weapons work without electricity? i guess if dropped from a plane ..
 maybe i am paranoid , but i see so many red flags of where we are headed based on the history of the world.  how does a country go from a republic to a dictatorship?  i believe we are living through an attempt. time will tell - i still think he will flee in exile at some point when faced with impeachment or federal charges.