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In a tweet, Trump
voiced continued skepticism about the extent of Russia's cyber
hacking. He and top advisers believe Democrats are trying to
delegitimize his Nov. 8 election victory by accusing Russian
authorities of helping him.
"The 'Intelligence' briefing on so-called 'Russian hacking' was
delayed until Friday, perhaps more time needed to build a case.
Very strange!" Trump tweeted.
It was not clear when the briefing originally had been scheduled
to take place. The White House did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.
Trump, who has cast doubt on U.S. intelligence agencies'
conclusion that Russia hacked Democratic Party computers, said
over the weekend he would discuss the hacking allegations on
Tuesday or Wednesday.
With his tweet, he suggested he would not address the subject
until he had been briefed by intelligence officials.
Trump has scheduled a Jan. 11 news conference in New York. He is
expected to discuss separating himself from his far-flung
business empire, and other topics, including Russia, are likely
to come up.
U.S. intelligence officials have said they are confident Russia
was behind the hacks of political figures in an effort to help
Trump win the presidential election.
President Barack Obama retaliated to the hacking last week by
ordering 35 Russian intelligence officials expelled from the
United States and two Russian compounds shut down.
Trump told reporters on Saturday at his Palm Beach, Florida,
resort that he knew "things that other people don't know" about
the hacking, "so we cannot be sure" who was responsible.
He said any computer was subject to hacks.
"It's very important. If you have something really important
write it out and have it delivered by courier the old fashioned
way," Trump said, adding: "No computer is safe, I don't care
what they say."
(Reporting by Eric Beech and Steve Holland; Editing by Sandra
Maler and Peter Cooney)
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