 The "Focus" report followed a "New York Times" story that suggested that WikiLeaks may be a laundering machine for compromising material about Western countries gathered by Russian spies.On 10 December 2016, "The Washington Post" reported that the Central Intelligence Agency concluded that Russia intelligence operatives provided materials to WikiLeaks in an effort to help Donald Trump's election bid.WikiLeaks has frequently been criticised for its alleged absence of whistleblowing on or criticism of Russia.