US President-elect Donald Trump knew well before the November 8 presidential election that Russia was behind hacking attacks against some Democratic organizations, according to the White House.
Speaking on Wednesday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest also claimed that Trump knew Moscow was trying to damage the campaign of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
“There’s ample evidence that was known long before the election and in most cases long before October about the Trump campaign and Russia — everything from the Republican nominee himself calling on Russia to hack his opponent,” Earnest said.
The New York businessman has repeatedly accused Clinton of not telling the truth about using a personal email server to exchange potentially sensitive emails during her tenure as the secretary of state.
During the campaign, Trump “sarcastically” invited Russian hackers to infiltrate Clinton’s email and reveal her secrets.
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