US Electoral College electors will not receive an intelligence briefing about alleged Russian interference in the November 8 presidential election, a new report says.
US National Public Radio (NPR) reported on Saturday that the electors would not get any national intelligence before they cast ballots next week.
All 538 electors will convene at governors’ offices and state capitols across America on Monday to officially elect Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
Fifty-four of the 232 Democratic electors have called for a full intelligence briefing about the extent and purpose of Russia’s purported intervention in the US election before the Electoral College’s vote, according to reports.
The Obama administration has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of direct involvement in a covert Russian operation to intervene in the US election.
Trump has rejected claims Russia boosted his campaign as “ridiculous,” describing them…