Reince Priebus: Trump accepts the findings of the intel report that Russia was behind the hackings

Priebus told “Fox News Sunday” that Trump “accepts the findings” of the report and is not denying that the Russians were behind the campaign. According to the report, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an “influence campaign” and wanted to “undermine the public faith” in the U.S. democratic process…

But when pressed by host Chris Wallace, Priebus said that he hasn’t asked Trump if he believes the report’s charge that Putin and Russia tried to help Trump by discrediting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

“I haven’t asked him about this,” Priebus said. “He accepts the fact that Russia and other entities engage in cyberattacks in the United States all day long. He accepts the case that this particular case was entities in Russia, so that’s not the issue.”

But he argued that such behavior is nothing new and nation-states have tried doing this in the past. And he bashed the Democratic National Committee for not having strong cybersecurity.