Despite Trump, McCain Vows To Probe Russian Election Hacking
Doina Chiacu and Howard Schneider
December 11, 2016 9:55 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) President-elect Donald Trump rejected as ridiculous U.S. intelligence reports that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf through targeted hacking, putting him at odds with top lawmakers who vowed to investigate the findings.
He blamed Democrats for news reports on the intelligence findings and said he did not believe they came from the Central Intelligence Agency. I think its ridiculous. I think its just another excuse. I dont believe it, Trump said in an interview on Fox News Sunday.
Trumps reluctance to blame Russia for interfering in the U.S. election has raised concerns among U.S. officials who fear he will go soft on Moscow at a time when they are worried about its increasingly aggressive behavior on cyber attacks and in Crimea, Ukraine and Syria.
A U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, harshly criticized Trumps rejection of the assessment that Russian hacking was intended to boost the president-elects prospects in the Nov. 8 election.
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