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Obama Blunt on Russia at Year-End News Conference

President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

JOSH LEDERMAN email hackings that roiled Obama said in his year-end retaliation for the hacking, alike who now say they ap-
JULIE PACE the U.S. presidential race, news conference. The pres- which many Democrats prove of Putin, declaring,
Associated Press and he urged his successor, ident said he had warned believe contributed to “Ronald Reagan would roll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump, Putin there would be seri- Trump’s victory over Hillary over in his grave.”
President Barack Obama to back a bipartisan investi- ous consequences it he Clinton. Trump has dismissed recent
suggested strongly on Fri- gation into the matter. did not “cut it out,” though Obama also expressed be- talk about hacking and the
day that Russia’s Vladi- “Not much happens in Rus- Obama did not specify the wilderment over Republi- election as “ridiculous.”
mir Putin knew about the sia without Vladimir Putin,” extent or timing of any U.S. can lawmakers and voters Continued on page 3