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Alexander Nekrassov, a former Kremlin adviser and investigative journalist, criticised America for targeting Russian officials after Donald Trump won the US election on November 8.

The CIA has blamed Russia for interfering with the 2016 election after intelligence agencies identified officials who gave emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to whistleblowing site WikiLeaks.

In the US senate on Thursday, the CIA repeated its argument suggesting it was clear Russia had played a role in impacting the election in favour of the President-elect.

However, these accusations have been widely rejected by both Russia and Mr Trump, who has derided the suggestion Russian officials were behind the cyberattack.

Mr Nekrassov spoke to talkRADIO and mocked the CIA for its accusations which have dominated the news cycle as Mr Trump prepares to take the oath of office on January 20.