Putin: Russia has never been involved in hacking

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the Russian government has never been involved in hacking, after months of accusations that Russia tried to tip the election to Donald Trump by breaking into and leaking emails from Democrats.

“We don’t engage in that at the state level,” Putin said during a meeting with international news agencies, according to the Associated Press.

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