Barack Obama administration on Thursday expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed other sanctions for allegedly hacking presidential elections.

Barack Obama administration on Thursday expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland.

The US intelligence officials now believe that the Presidential elections were hacked by none other than Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senior officials believe that Putin personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election.

It was reported in media on Friday that the Central Intelligence Agency had determined that Russia boosted Trump’s chances of becoming President by hacking in several software’s during the crucial elections.

An official spokesperson mentioned that Tillerson had moved ahead in Trump’s deliberations over 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who has met the President-elect twice since November 9.