Donald Trump brands Russian hacking claims 'ridiculous' and snubs CIA briefings

US President-elect Donald Trump has called a recent CIA assessment of Russian hacking "ridiculous".

Sun, 11 Dec, 2016 - 19:36

US President-elect Donald Trump has called a recent CIA assessment of Russian hacking "ridiculous".

Mr Trump also says he is not interested in getting daily intelligence briefings - an unprecedented rejection of the nation's massive and sophisticated intelligence apparatus.

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