‘Only Russia’s senior-most officials’ could have authorized campaign data thefts, U.S. intelligence officials testify

WASHINGTON — Three U.S. spy chiefs testified publicly for the first time Thursday that the Kremlin’s most senior leaders approved a Russian intelligence operation aimed at interfering in the U.S. presidential race, a conclusion that President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was joined by Adm. Michael Rogers, head of the…