Friday, January 6, 2017

Intelligence Officials Brief a Skeptical Trump on Russian Hacking

Donald Trump on Friday called the furor over Russian inference in the 2016 campaign a politically motivated "witch hunt" just hours before top U.S. intelligence officials met with the president-elect about the cyber intrusions.

Intelligence officials are presenting a skeptical Trump with what they say is a compelling case that Russia waged cyberattacks on U.S. political institutions to influence the presidential election.

Tensions between the president-elect and intelligence community have grown as Trump continues to publicly cast doubts over the findings. He told the New York Times on Friday the conclusions were part of a political "witch hunt" orchestrated by those hoping to undermine his victory. 

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