President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE was reportedly shown highly classified information more than a year ago proving that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered cyberattacks to interfere with the U.S. presidential election.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Trump was shown the information at a briefing weeks before his inauguration. The documents he was shown included texts and emails from Russian military officers, as well as information from a source close to Putin, according to the Times.

Sources who attended the briefing told the Times that Trump was "grudgingly convinced" that Putin ordered the interference, a sentiment that stands in contrast to his comments at a press conference with Putin earlier this week.

In comments that he walked back more than 24 hours later, Trump said he did not see any reason why Russia would have been behind interference in the election.

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He later said he "misspoke," and that he accepted the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia meddled in the 2016 election, but added that it “could be other people also. A lot of people out there.”

And on Wednesday, the president replied, “no,” to a reporter’s question about whether Russia is still targeting the U.S. The White House also walked back that comment, saying that he was saying “no” to answering the reporter’s question.

Throughout his presidency, Trump has decried the investigation into Russian meddling in the election as a “witch hunt,” and repeatedly maintained that there was “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia.

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At the meeting ahead of his inauguration, the Times reported that former CIA Director John Brennan John Owen BrennanJournalism or partisanship? The media's mistakes of 2016 continue in 2020 Comey on Clinton tweet: 'I regret only being involved in the 2016 election' Ex-CIA Director Brennan questioned for 8 hours in Durham review of Russia probe MORE, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper James Robert ClapperOn China, Biden is no Nixon — and no Trump The Hill's 12:30 Report - Speculation over Biden's running mate announcement Trump slams former intelligence officials to explain 'reluctance to embrace' agencies MORE, former National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers and former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE briefed Trump on documents, emails and human sources leading them to conclude that Putin personally ordered cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the election.

The intelligence community has maintained this position throughout Trump’s presidency.

But despite the evidence he was shown personally and his administration's stance, Trump has repeatedly appeared to discredit the intelligence community’s findings.

In an interview Wednesday night with CBS News’s Jeff Glor, following more than 48 hours of steady backlash over the press conference, Trump said that he holds Putin personally responsible for Russian interference in the election “because he’s in charge of the country.”

And he echoed what he said Tuesday, which at the time he read from prepared remarks: “I do have confidence in our intelligence agencies as currently constituted.”

--Updated at 11:35 p.m.