President-Elect Trump On Russian Sanctions: 'We Ought To Get On With Our Lives'

Reuters: Asked about Russia sanctions, Trump says 'we ought to get on with our lives'

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that the United States and Russia lay to rest the controversy over Moscow's computer hacking of Democratic Party computers, saying, "We ought to get on with our lives."

Trump has cast doubt on the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian hackers took information from Democratic Party computers and individuals and posted it online to help Trump win the election.

The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

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WNU Editor: I disagree. If there is clear evidence that Russia launched a hacking campaign on the U.S. political system .... retaliatory measures must be imposed. Unfortunately .... it appears that these retaliatory

measures are going to be imposed even though there has been no evidence provided by the White House that the Russian government was involved.

More News On President-Elect Trump Remarks On Russian Sanctions

Trump on alleged election interference by Russia: ‘Get on with our lives’ -- Washington Post
Trump on Russia Sanctions: 'We Ought to Get on With Our Lives' -- NBC
Trump says get over election hacks as Obama prepares response to Russia -- UPI
Trump Says U.S. Should ‘Move on’ Rather Than Sanction Russia -- Bloomberg
“We ought to get on with our lives”: Donald Trump breaks from President Obama’s retaliation plans for Russia hacking -- Salon
Trump On Russia Sanctions: President-Elect Urges US To ‘Get On With Our Lives’ Ahead Of Obama Administration’s Possible Restrictions -- IBTimes
Russia sanctions? Trump says US needs to ‘get on with our lives’ instead -- RT

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