Cybersecurity
Team Trump Mocks Suggestion of Russian Meddling in Election
- Time to ‘move on’ after big victory, according to statement
- Obama seeks investigation into electoral hacking attacks
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President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team dismissed claims of foreign interference in this year’s elections as the CIA reportedly concluded that Russia had intervened to help the Republican candidate and shared its findings with lawmakers in a private briefing.
Chuck Schumer of New York, the incoming leader of Democrats in the Senate, urged Congress on Saturday to investigate “simultaneously stunning and not surprising” claims that Russian hacking was designed to boost Trump and damage Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.