President-elect Donald Trump will be given “more information” from the intelligence community about Russian interference in the US election in the coming days.
That’s according to Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who briefly addresses reporters on Tuesday as he entered Trump Tower.
Asked about Russia, Pence says “the president-elect will be receiving more information about that and other topics on the world stage” over the course of the coming days.
Trump’s team has been skeptical about intelligence reports that determined Russia interfered with the 2016 election.
Pence ignores a question about whether he had lost confidence in the US intelligence community. Instead, he says it is “a new season” for America’s role in the world.
He adds, “The world will see that with our president-elect taking office that America will be standing tall in the world again, engaging the world again, and standing firmly for America’s interests.”
— AP
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