Despite Trump, McCain Vows To Probe Russian Election Hacking

[DonViejo]

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 it’s ridiculous. I think it’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it,” Trump said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Trump’s 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 Trump’s rejection of the assessment that Russian hacking was intended to boost the president-elect’s prospects in the Nov. 8 election.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. I believe both McCain and Graham are pursuing this due to their suspicions of Russia,

not because Trump invalidated McCain's war record as a POW and Trump gave out Graham's cellphone number.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. These two Senators

have had this info about the hacks for months,and a loyal Party members did not move on it. McCain is in his Legacy Term as Senator,and with that he has some major skeletons in his closet that need to be replaced with something more Politically positive. Could it be taking down one of his own?

With McConnell's statement this morning stating he will not let a special group handle any investigation,you see the Fix is in.