WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump says his team will have a “full report on hacking within 90 days,” again dismissing a document alleging Russia has damaging information about him as fake.
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Trump tweeted Friday morning that the dossier includes “totally made up facts by sleazebag political operatives, both Democrats and Republicans – FAKE NEWS!” He added: “Russia says nothing exists,” and that the allegations will never be proved.
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U.S. intelligence officials briefed Trump and President Barack Obama on a dossier that includes unproven information about close co-ordination between Trump’s inner circle and Russians about hacking into Democratic accounts – as well as unproven claims about unusual sexual activities by Trump attributed to anonymous sources.
The Associated Press has not authenticated any of the claims.
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