Is President-elect Trump Siding With Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Over U.S. Intelligence Agencies On Russian Hack Allegations?

Julian Assange said "a 14 year old could have hacked Podesta" - why was DNC so careless? Also said Russians did not give him the info!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2017

New York Times: Trump Appears to Side With Assange Over Intelligence Agencies’ Conclusions

■ President-elect Donald J. Trump appears to side with the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over United States intelligence agencies.
■ Mr. Trump finds something “very strange” about his intelligence briefing on Friday — even though the White House says it was always planned for Friday.
■ Mr. Trump will hold his first news conference as president-elect on Jan. 11 — at least, that’s the plan.

President-elect sides with Assange over hackings

For the Republican Party, Mr. Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, was once purely a villain. He found little sympathy with conservatives after he leaked American military secrets from Iraq, published purloined diplomatic cables that could have gotten American sources killed and sought refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, fleeing charges of rape.

But now, Mr. Trump appears to be siding with Mr. Assange over the conclusions of America’s intelligence services.

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