Reince Priebus on Sunday said the intelligence community hasn’t been clear about Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.
“If there is this conclusive opinion among all of these intelligence agencies, then they should issue a report or they should stand in front of a camera and make the case,” Priebus, Trump’s choice for chief of staff, said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Priebus said he thinks President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE would accept the conclusions of the intelligence community if it puts out a report and shows the American people they are on the same page.
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“I think that these guys should be straight with the American people and come out and say it,” said Priebus.
“I don’t think they’ve been clear about it.”
The Washington Post reported Friday that the FBI supports a secret CIA assessment that says Russia intervened in the presidential race to help elect Trump to the White House.
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Both FBI Director James Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper stand by the CIA assessment, the report said.
Priebus said Sunday there’s no evidence that the outcome of the election was changed as a result of leaked emails from Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE’s campaign chairman, John Podesta.
He said the Trump campaign did not interface with the Russians.
Priebus also casted blame on the Democrats for continuing to raise issues in an attempt to delegitimize the results of the presidential election. He called for the Democrats to face the reality that they lost the election because they were out of touch with the American people.
“Nothing is going to change,” he said.