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Clinton: Putin ‘hasn’t had the last laugh yet’

by Julia Manchester - 09/06/17 8:12 AM ET

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton slams Russian President Vladimir Putin in her new book, warning that he “hasn’t had the last laugh yet.”

“There’s nothing I was looking forward to more than showing Putin that his efforts to influence our election and install a friendly puppet had failed,” Clinton said in her new book, “What Happened,” which was obtained by CNN.

“I know he must be enjoying everything that’s happened instead. But he hasn’t had the last laugh yet,” she continued.

The U.S. intelligence community believe Putin ordered a misinformation and hacking campaign to influence the 2016 presidential race.

Putin has denied taking part in election interference.

{mosads}Clinton also questions in the book whether then-President Barack Obama could have offered a stronger response to the election meddling.

The Justice Department has appointed special counsel Robert Mueller to probe Russian election meddling, including any possible ties between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

Various congressional committees are also looking into the matter.

“What Happened” is set to hit bookstores on Sept. 12.

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