Senior US Republican Senator John McCain has ruled out Russia’s impact on the outcome of the US presidential election, rejecting American officials’ claims against Moscow.
Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum in Washington on Sunday, the head of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the American people did not need Russian hackers to tell them who to vote for.
“I do not think that the outcome of the election was impacted by Russian hacking. I think the American people have the good sense to vote for people without the help of Russian hackers,” McCain said.
He made the remarks in response to a question regarding claims by the NSA chief that Russia had definitely hacked the Democratic Party’s various organizations prior to the November 8 election.
After their candidate Hillary Clinton’s humiliating defeat against the Republican nominee Donald Trump, Democrats rushed to point their fingers at Russia, claiming that Moscow helped…