WALLACE: President-elect Trump told me last weekend that the CIA conclusion that Russia interfered with the election to help him was, quote, “ridiculous,” and it could have been some guy in a basement. Well, now the CIA director, John Brennan, says he’s met with the director of national intelligence and the head of the FBI and, quote, “There’s strong consensus among us on the scope, nature, and intent of Russian interference.”

Question, does the president-elect accept the consensus of the intel community?

PRIEBUS: Well, I think a lot of these things, though, Chris, are coming through third parties. I mean, we haven’t heard from Comey. When Clapper —

WALLACE: This was CIA Director Brennan. You think he’s lying about what Jim Comey thinks?

PRIEBUS: No, I don’t think he is, but it sure would be nice to hear from everybody. I mean, if there is this conclusive opinion among all of these intelligence agencies, then they should issue a report or they should stand in front of a camera and make the case.

But that all being said, let’s put that aside for a second. I think the real question is, why the Democrats and why these electors and why MoveOn.org and all of these organizations are doing everything they can to delegitimize the outcome of the election?

I mean, they started out with a recount in states that they didn’t move the dial anywhere. In fact, President-elect Trump received more votes after that was done. Then they went after this Diebold fiasco, which was proven to be totally untrue. Now, they’re demanding —

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PRIEBUS: Right. Now, they’re going forward tomorrow with this attempt to intimidate and harass electors. I mean, we’ve got electors that are receiving 200,000 e-mails. Nothing is going to change.

WALLACE: But, Reince, I’m going to get to that on the electors. I’m asking you a simple question. Does the president-elect accept the consensus — and that’s what John Brennan said it was — the consensus of the intel community about Russian interference and its intent?

PRIEBUS: I think he would accept the conclusion if these intelligence professionals would get together, put out a report, show the American people that they’re actually on the same page as opposed to third parties through The Washington Post.

WALLACE: This wasn’t a third party.

PRIEBUS: Right. But we haven’t heard —

WALLACE: John Brennan issued a statement.

PRIEBUS: I mean, we haven’t heard from Comey. I mean, we — so, look, I think that these guys should be straight with the American people and come out and say it. I don’t think they’ve been clear about it. I think that it’s been all over the map.

WALLACE: So, John Brennan, his statement is not enough for you?

PRIEBUS: Not when you have multiple people saying different things, coming through third parties and media reports.