Robert Gehl reports President-Elect Donald Trump dismissed allegations of Russian interference in the November election as nothing but “excuses.”

“It’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it,” Trump said to Chris Wallace during Fox News Sunday. “… Every week it’s another excuse. We had a massive landslide victory, as you know, in the Electoral College.”

Trump tried to avoid personally criticizing Barack Obama, while at the same time dismissing the conclusions of members of his intelligence community.

“Nobody really knows, and hacking is very interesting. Once they hack, if you don’t catch them in the act you’re not going to catch them,” he said. “They have no idea if it’s Russia or China or somebody. It could be somebody sitting in a bed some place.”

Just before the interview aired, a group of Senators – Republican and Democrat – said that Russian interference in the election was real and serious.

“For years, foreign adversaries have directed cyberattacks at America’s physical, economic, and military infrastructure, while stealing our intellectual property. Now our democratic institutions have been targeted. Recent reports of Russian interference in our election should alarm every American,” Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Jack Reed, D-R.I., said in a statement.

“… Democrats and Republicans must work together, and across the jurisdictional lines of the Congress, to examine these recent incidents thoroughly and devise comprehensive solutions to deter and defend against further cyberattacks. This cannot become a partisan issue. The stakes are too high for our country.”

The White House announced Friday that Obama has ordered a full review of the hacking during the 2016 election – namely by Russian influences – and present their findings to him before he leaves office.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange said that the Russian government was not the source and Trump pointed to ambiguity within the intelligence community.

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Speaking with “Fox News Sunday,” Trump said, “There’s great confusion.”

He went so far as to assert, “Democrats are putting it out because they suffered one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics in this country.”

Trump said the efforts could be political, adding Democrats are “very embarrassed.”





