Donald Trump once again contested allegations put forth by the US intelligence community claiming that Russia orchestrated hack attacks to disrupt the Democratic Party\u2019s activities. On Wednesday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said during a trip to Latvia\u2019s capital, Riga, that Moscow should expect new sanctions for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n
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Asked by reporters if imposing the sanctions would make any sense, Trump replied: \u201cI think we ought to get on with our lives. I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Though Trump said he wasn\u2019t familiar with Graham\u2019s remarks, he did note: \u201cWe have speed. We have a lot of other things, but I\u2019m not sure you have the kind of security that you need. But I have not spoken with the senators and I certainly will be over a period of time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n His statement comes amid media reports that the incoming administration may take steps towards mending Washington and Moscow\u2019s badly bruised relationship. According to German magazine Bild<\/a>, Trump is looking to lift sanctions on Russia, as has been recommended by American political heavyweight Henry Kissinger recommendations.\u00a0<\/p>\n The article adds that Kissinger, who was secretary of state and national security advisor during the Nixon administration, has \u201cclear ideas\u201d<\/em> about the future relations of the two nuclear superpowers.<\/p>\n The outgoing Obama administration and the Democratic camp maintain that \u2018Russian hack attacks\u2019 were instrumental in undermining popular support for Hillary Clinton and paving the way to Trump\u2019s victory. Earlier in December, Barack Obama threatened Russia with covert and public payback, which he said would be carried out in a \u201cthoughtful, methodical way\u201d<\/em> and could come at any time.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed Obama\u2019s intention, saying the outgoing president reserves \u201cthe right to respond to Russia at the place and time and manner of his choosing\u2026 Believe me, it will be his choosing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n For his part, Trump has dismissed the bizarre allegations that Moscow tried to interfere in the 2016 US presidential elections as \u201cconspiracy theory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Russian telecom giant repels DDoS attacks on country\u2019s 5 largest financial institutions<\/a> The claims that Russia was behind the DNC hack have also been disputed by CIA and NSA veterans, who wrote in mid-December that \u201charder evidence of a technical nature points to an inside leak, not hacking \u2013 by Russians or anyone else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The group called Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity stressed in a memo<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cgiven what we know of NSA\u2019s existing capabilities, it beggars belief that NSA would be unable to identify anyone \u2013 Russian or not \u2013 attempting to interfere in a US election by hacking.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It said the emails contained in the Democratic Party servers \u201cwere, in fact, not hacked,\u201d<\/em> but leaked to WikiLeaks and other sites that subsequently published them. In turn, WikiLeaks urged Obama to \u201csubmit any Putin documents\u201d<\/em> to them so they can \u201cbe authenticated to our standards if he wants them to be seen as credible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Via RT<\/a>. 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