U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has continued to query the veracity of the sources of the intelligence agencies’ information that the Russians were responsible for the hacking of emails belonging to the Democrats to interfere with the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Trump’s latest controversial tweets came hours before his Friday’s scheduled briefing by the agencies and after he accused the media of “making it look like I am against ‘Intelligence’ when in fact I am a big fan!”
The President-in-waiting in his latest tweets, again, expressed doubts about the intelligence agencies Thursday’s briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee that affirmed Russia of being responsible for the hacking.
“How did NBC get an exclusive look into the top secret report he (Obama) was presented?
“Who gave them this report and why? Politics!
“The Democratic National Committee would not allow the FBI to study or see its computer info after it was supposedly hacked by Russia.
“So how and why are they so sure about hacking if they never even requested an examination of the computer servers?
“What is going on?” Trump tweeted.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Trump had earlier denied being in agreement with the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange that Russians were not responsible for the hacking of emails belonging to the Democratic National Committee and its chieftains.
“The dishonest media likes saying that I am in agreement with Julian Assange, wrong.
“I simply state what he states, it is for the people to make up their own minds as to the truth.
“The media lies to make it look like I am against “Intelligence” when in fact I am a big fan!” Trump said on his Twitter handle.
The incoming president had also in his tweets on Wednesday, quoted Assange’s statement that Russians were not responsible for the hacking and described the Democrats as “careless”.
He supported the views expressed by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
“Julian Assange said ‘a 14-year-old could have hacked (John) Podesta’, why was DNC so careless?
“Also, said Russians did not give him the info!
“Somebody hacked the DNC but why did they not have ‘hacking defence’ like the RNC has and why have they not responded to the terrible things they did and said.
“A total double standard! Media, as usual, gave them a pass,” Trump tweeted.
NAN recalls that Trump had on Tuesday, slammed the intelligence agencies over the delayed briefing on Russia’s involvement in the hacking.
Trump, who took to twitter to express his displeasure, said the delay was “very strange”.
“The ‘Intelligence’ briefing on so-called ‘Russian hacking’ was delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case.
“Very strange!” Trump said on his Twitter handle. (NAN)