Choosing his words carefully, Trump stopped short of saying he accepted findings shared across those agencies that Russia waged cyberattacks on U.S. political institutions to influence the election. He called the brouhaha over the findings part of a political witch hunt.

Barack Obama administration on Thursday expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland.

He was announced the winner after electors from Texas cast ballots and put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win. The results will be officially announced on January 6 in a special joint session of Congress.

In fact, US intelligences also assessed that Russian government officials devoted increasing attention to assisting Trump’s effort to win the election.

An official spokesperson mentioned that Tillerson had moved ahead in Trump’s deliberations over 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who has met the President-elect twice since November 9.

The recounting has been spearheaded by third-party candidate Jill Stein who indignantly tweets, "I will do a recount in any state where the deadline has not passed."

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