President-elect Donald Trump's camp Saturday morning strongly pushed back against reports of a CIA secret assessment determining that Russia likely interfered in the 2016 election in his favor, with Republican National Committee Communication Director Sean Spicer demanding proof from a CNN anchor that Russian involvement affected the outcome.
"What proof does anyone have that they affected the outcome? Zero," Spicer said in a heated interview with CNN's Michael Smerconish. "Show me what facts have actually shown that anything undermined that election. Donald Trump won 306 electoral votes, 62 million Americans voted for him. So what proof do you have or anyone has that any of this affected the outcome of the election?"
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that the CIA found Russia intervened in the election on Trump's behalf, not just to undermine confidence in the electoral process. In addition, The New York Times reported that Russia had hacked into the RNC's computers but withheld the information it seized, a claim Spicer strongly denied Saturday.
Spicer's interview came after Trump's transition team Friday night tore into the CIA for the assessment that the Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf, dismissing the spy agency as the "same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction."
"The election ended a long time ago in one of the biggest Electoral College victories in history," the team said in an unsigned statement, reports CNN. "It's now time to move on and 'Make America Great Again.'"
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8 comments:
how many foreign elections has the U.S influenced ? by any means possible at that .
When can we end the election , it's over , Trump won , when will the democrats get it?
I see a horrible thing coming , I hope these idiots will stop , if they want a war , they just may get it.
I can't believe there are many educated Americans who still buy into the cold war propaganda that Russia is the "evil empire" and the US is the "good guys".
That stupid ploy was used to dupe our children into shaving their heads and going half way around the world to kill people so corporations could asset strip the country.
It is so silly to try to keep up that ridiculous story.
The elites are globalists and own most of the shares of all corporations, and finance campaigns in all countries so they control all governments. The elites are bankers who print all of the world's currencies out of thin air. That is why no currency left is backed by gold or silver. They are totally fiat currencies with no intrinsic value. It is all a mirage. A fairy tale.
Then they should investigate and get this pony show done with. The fact that so many in our party are being hush about this is disgusting. Trump should know Russia is our enemy. Paul Ryan should speak up. Don't make me regret my vote.
Thanks,but Americans are too stupid to use discretion.They're like lemmings,because they flock around the MSM accounts and take it hook,line and sinker.Their heads are rock hard making them incapable of change.Once in a while a young one or 2 might slip through the cracks and show some sign of intelligence,but rarely.Thank you for attempting to permeate their hard heads regardless.
That was Hillary Tilting the election,...Not Russia !!
The Clinton Foundation tried to Hack and Tilt the election
Not Russia.......
Hillary's many (not one) private (secret,illegal) servers
tried to TILT everything in her favor ....
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