In the article, "Obama Must Declassify Evidence Of Russian Hacking," Scahill and Jon Schwartz called out U.S. intelligence agencies for their record of deceit, asserting that the American people are not going to simply "take their word for it."

"U.S. intelligence agencies have repeatedly demonstrated that they regularly both lie and get things horribly wrong," the article argues. But when it comes to the CIA's case against Russia's alleged interference with the latest U.S. presidential elections, it's impossible to claim the hearsay is based on facts if evidence is not made available to support the agency's claims.

Nevertheless, Scahill and Schwartz argue, it's possible that Russia may have pulled some strings. But even if the Kremlin had its reasons and acted on them, America is the country with the long history of election meddling — not Russia.