A report from NBC News on Monday indicated that another person had been informed that Russia was behind the hacks : Donald Trump . " A senior U.S. intelligence official assured NBC News that cybersecurity and the Russian government 's attempts to interfere in the 2016 election have been briefed to , and discussed extensively with , both parties ' candidates , surrogates and leadership , since mid - August , " NBC 's Robert Windrem and William Arkin reported . They quote the unnamed official : " To profess contact.publicstatementinperson.broadcast not to know at this point is willful misrepresentation . " Willful misrepresentation is not outside of the realm of possibility for Donald Trump , of course . So let 's look a bit more closely at what he said .

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