The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official was not allowed to publicly discuss the matter. Mr. Trump and President Barack Obama were briefed on the intelligence community’s findings last week, the official said.
Media outlets reported on the document on late on Tuesday, and Mr. Trump quickly took to Twitter to denounce it as “fake news”. He suggested that he’s being persecuted for defeating other GOP presidential hopefuls and Democrat Hillary Clinton in the election.
