US President-elect Donald Trump says
allegations Russia has compromising material on him are "fake news,
phoney stuff", put together by "sick people".
He was replying to
unsubstantiated allegations that his election team colluded with Russia
and there were salacious videos of his private life.Intelligence agencies considered the claims relevant enough to brief both Mr Trump and President Obama last week.
Mr Trump also said for the first time that Russia was behind hacking attacks.
In his first briefing as president-elect, Mr Trump went on to confirm he was handing total control of his businesses to his two sons.
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Mr Trump said the claims "should never have been written and should never have been released".
"It's all fake news, it's phoney stuff, it didn't happen," he said, adding that "sick people" had "put that crap together... it's an absolute disgrace".
He thanked the news organisations that chose not to run with the claims, which have been circulating for months.
US President-elect Donald Trump says
allegations Russia has compromising material on him are "fake news,
phoney stuff", put together by "sick people".
He was replying to
unsubstantiated allegations that his election team colluded with Russia
and there were salacious videos of his private life.Intelligence agencies considered the claims relevant enough to brief both Mr Trump and President Obama last week.
Mr Trump also said for the first time that Russia was behind hacking attacks.
In his first briefing as president-elect, Mr Trump went on to confirm he was handing total control of his businesses to his two sons.
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- How did Trump "compromise" claims come to light?
- Ten questions for Donald Trump
Mr Trump said the claims "should never have been written and should never have been released".
"It's all fake news, it's phoney stuff, it didn't happen," he said, adding that "sick people" had "put that crap together... it's an absolute disgrace".
He thanked the news organisations that chose not to run with the claims, which have been circulating for months.
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