"Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!" Trump stated in a Twitter message.
Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2016
The president-elect argued that "unless you catch ‘hackers’ in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking."
"Why wasn't this brought up before election?" Trump asked.
Unless you catch "hackers" in the act, it is very hard to determine who was doing the hacking. Why wasn't this brought up before election?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2016
On Sunday, Trump said in an interview with Fox News that claims about alleged Russian influence on US election were "ridiculous."
Russian officials denied any interference, calling the allegations absurd and an attempt to distract US voters from domestic issues.