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| Donald Trump rejects CIA Russia hacking report | |
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| President-elect Donald Trump has rejected as "ridiculous" a CIA assessment that Russian hackers tried to sway the election in his favour. | |
| He told Fox News the Democrats were putting out the reports because they were embarrassed at the scale of the election defeat. | |
| On Friday, CIA officials told US media they had concluded that Russians hackers were trying to help Mr Trump. | |
| Russian officials have repeatedly denied the hacking accusations. | Russian officials have repeatedly denied the hacking accusations. |
| Mr Trump said it might have been Russia but it was impossible to know. | |
| "They have no idea if it's Russia or China or somebody sitting in a bed some place," he said. | |
| President Barack Obama has ordered a complete review of the hacks, which targeted emails at the Democratic Party and the emails of a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. | |
| The contents of the emails, passed to Wikileaks and posted online, were embarrassing to the Democrats and shook up the presidential campaign. | |
| Senior Republicans have now joined Democrats in calling for a full investigation. | |
| Republican Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in a joint statement on Sunday with top Democrats that the CIA's report "should alarm every American". | |
| In October, US government officials pointed the finger at Russia, accusing it of meddling in the campaign to undermine the electoral process. | In October, US government officials pointed the finger at Russia, accusing it of meddling in the campaign to undermine the electoral process. |
| But on Friday, the intelligence community went further when US media reports said the CIA had "high confidence" that Russians were trying to influence the election in Mr Trump's favour. | But on Friday, the intelligence community went further when US media reports said the CIA had "high confidence" that Russians were trying to influence the election in Mr Trump's favour. |
| Russians had hacked the Republican party but chose not to reveal the contents of what they found, the reports said. | Russians had hacked the Republican party but chose not to reveal the contents of what they found, the reports said. |
| Mr Trump told Fox News Sunday: "I think it's ridiculous. I think it's just another excuse. I don't believe it." | Mr Trump told Fox News Sunday: "I think it's ridiculous. I think it's just another excuse. I don't believe it." |
| He said the Democrats were behind the news reports, not the CIA, because they suffered such a big defeat. | |
| Republican party spokesman Sean Spicer said the party had not been hacked and the intelligence report was wrong. | Republican party spokesman Sean Spicer said the party had not been hacked and the intelligence report was wrong. |
| Mr Trump also said in the interview: | |
| Mr Trump, an outsider who stunned the political world by beating Hillary Clinton in last month's election, will assume office on 20 January. | Mr Trump, an outsider who stunned the political world by beating Hillary Clinton in last month's election, will assume office on 20 January. |
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