Like many, to include the Obama regime, it appears the Russians thought HRC had it in the bag. The Russian 'long game' was to "undermine her future presidency." It would seem counterintuitive that the Russians would back a loser.
Excerpt from page 7:
Moscow’s approach evolved over the course of the campaign based on Russia’s understanding of the electoral prospects of the two main candidates. When it appeared to Moscow that Secretary Clinton was likely to win the election, the Russian influence campaign began to focus more on undermining her future presidency.
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