Trump's Briefing on Russia Hacking : Trump says Russia hacking had 'no effect' on US election

President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the outcome of the 2016 US election was not affected by cyber-attacks after intelligence agencies briefed him on their conclusion that Russia had staged cyber-attacks during the campaign.


Having hours earlier dismissed the controversy as a "political witch hunt," Republican Trump later issued a statement whose main aim appeared to be to deflect questions about the legitimacy of his November 8 victory over Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton.

Trump said that "Russia, China, other countries, outside groups and people" seek to attack US institutions including the Democratic National Committee.
"There was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines."
 [france24.com/Reuters]
7/1/17
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