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How Russian hacking has tied US government in knots
There's also increasing confidence that recent attacks against election registration websites in Illinois and Arizona link back to Russian government hackers, though those ties are still being examined, the officials said.
The briefing was persuasive for some Republican lawmakers and staff who have been skeptical of claims by Democrats and Hillary Clinton's campaign of Russian involvement, according to congressional aides. That could pose new discomfort for members of Congress who have endorsed Donald Trump and who focus on national security.
Trump and his campaign have cast doubt about Russian involvement.
"I think it's probably unlikely. Maybe the Democrats are putting that out -- who knows," Trump said in an interview with Larry King that aired on Russia Today. "If they are doing something, I hope that somebody's going to be able to find out so they can end it. Because that would not be appropriate at all."
The prospect of Russian hacking activity affecting confidence in the US election is foremost in the minds of US government officials.
Hackers breach election databases in Illinois, Arizona 01:23
US officials don't view the hacks of election-registration websites to be a threat to the vote count. Voting machines and tabulations systems aren't connected to the Internet, which would be the way hackers could tamper with results.
"It would be very difficult to -- through any sort of cyberintrusion -- to alter the ballot count, simply because it is so decentralized and so vast," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday. "You've got state governments
How Russian hacking has tied US government in knots
There's also increasing confidence that recent attacks against election registration websites in Illinois and Arizona link back to Russian government hackers, though those ties are still being examined, the officials said.
The briefing was persuasive for some Republican lawmakers and staff who have been skeptical of claims by Democrats and Hillary Clinton's campaign of Russian involvement, according to congressional aides. That could pose new discomfort for members of Congress who have endorsed Donald Trump and who focus on national security.
Trump and his campaign have cast doubt about Russian involvement.
"I think it's probably unlikely. Maybe the Democrats are putting that out -- who knows," Trump said in an interview with Larry King that aired on Russia Today. "If they are doing something, I hope that somebody's going to be able to find out so they can end it. Because that would not be appropriate at all."
The prospect of Russian hacking activity affecting confidence in the US election is foremost in the minds of US government officials.
Hackers breach election databases in Illinois, Arizona 01:23
US officials don't view the hacks of election-registration websites to be a threat to the vote count. Voting machines and tabulations systems aren't connected to the Internet, which would be the way hackers could tamper with results.
"It would be very difficult to -- through any sort of cyberintrusion -- to alter the ballot count, simply because it is so decentralized and so vast," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday. "You've got state governments
