Paul Ryan rejects ‘politicization’ of hacking leaks

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House Speaker Paul Ryan “rejects any politicization of intelligence matters,” one of his top aides said Sunday morning, following demands for a Congressional probe after unnamed sources told media outlets that the CIA believes Russians hacked the election to benefit Donald Trump.

“The speaker cannot comment on or characterize the content of classified briefings, but he rejects any politicization of intelligence matters,” AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman, said on Sunday.

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