NYTimes: Trump Falsely Says Claim of Hacking Came After Election

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WASHINGTON — Faced with a surge of Republican calls for investigations into Russia’s efforts to influence the election, President-elect Donald J. Trump on Thursday again refused to accept Moscow’s culpability, asking why the administration had waited “so long to act” if Russia “or some other entity” had carried out cyberattacks.

Mr. Trump’s argument — made on Twitter, his usual forum — came as pressure grew in Congress for him to acknowledge intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia was behind the hacking. But aides said that was all but impossible before the Electoral College convenes on Monday to formalize his victory.

A group of Democratic electors, as well as one Republican, called this week for an intelligence briefing on the Russian hacking, raising the specter that votes could be changed.

In his posting on Thursday, Mr. Trump suggested that the government’s conclusions on Russian hacking were a case of sour grapes by President Obama. The president-elect falsely stated that Mr. Obama had waited until after the election to raise the issue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/us/politics/russia-hack-election-trump-obama.html?_r=0

[GusBob]

1. Someone asked a good question

If Trumpski doesn't think the Russians do it, why did he ask them to in July?