Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that the recent U.S. intelligence agencies’ report on Russian cyberattacks during the 2016 election is “troubling,” but he avoided endorsing President Obama’s retaliatory sanctions and demurred when asked about supporting future sanctions.
“That report clearly is troubling and indicates that all the actions you described were undertaken,” Tillerson told Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
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