Story highlights Assange criticizes US intelligence community

Says US intelligence services have been politicized

London (CNN) Julian Assange has launched a scathing attack on the quality of the US intelligence report that says his organization was involved in hacking the presidential election.

Speaking at a news conference broadcast on Periscope Monday, the founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks said the report was "embarrassing to the reputation of the US intelligence services."

A report from US i ntelligence officials Friday assessed "with high confidence" the GRU Russian intelligence agency "used the Guccifer 2.0 persona, DCLeaks.com, and WikiLeaks to release US victim data obtained in cyberoperations publicly."

The intelligence community also assessed "with high confidence" that the GRU provided WikiLeaks with the material it obtained from hacking the Democratic National Committee and top Democratic officials.

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