Some people in the media, intelligence community, and even politics are "doing the work of the Russians" by spreading news America's Cold War foe influenced the U.S. election, Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., said Thursday.
According to the Washington Examiner, King, who has a seat on the House Select Committee on Intelligence, was at Trump Tower and talked to the media Thursday about allegations Russia meddled with U.S. affairs by computer hacks and fake news.
"There is no CIA conclusion," King said, refuting the claim the CIA officially believes Russia was behind attempts to help President-elect Donald Trump win the election. "The CIA has repeatedly told us that they have no idea what the intent was. They think if there is an intent, it is to disrupt the election, to create confusion, and cast a cloud over the winner.
"And right now, certain elements of the media, certain elements of the intelligence community, and certain politicians are really doing the work of the Russians. They're creating this uncertainty over the election, this is several days before the Electoral College."
Members of the Electoral College will meet in their respective states next Monday to officially vote Trump as the next president. Some electors have asked to see the intelligence reports that say Russia at least tried to help Trump win, and one elector in Texas even said he will not vote for Trump despite his victory in the Lone Star State.
King said the information he has seen does not definitively spell out a Russian motive for tampering with the election.
"And to suddenly have it appear in The Washington Post and The New York Times, the intelligence community, the CIA, has concluded this . . . who? Who in the CIA? Is it [director] John Brennan?" King asked. "Is it some rogue person behind a desk somewhere?"
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