Putin Tells Megyn Kelly U.S. Hackers Could Have Potentially Framed Russia

JUST IN: "Hackers can be anywhere," Pres. Putin asserts to @megynkelly on @NBCNightlyNews. https://t.co/6dFhZFVfPO https://t.co/tSu57nlHpp

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) June 2, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin told NBC News’ Megyn Kelly that U.S. hackers may have framed Russia as being behind interference in the 2016 election.

Even though U.S. intel agencies have concluded there was Russian interference, Putin said the following to Kelly, in a preview clip that aired on NBC Nightly News tonight:

“Hackers can be anywhere. They can be in Russia, in Asia, even in America, Latin America. They can even be hackers, by the way, in the United States, who very skillfully and professionally shifted the blame, as we say, on to Russia. Can you imagine something like that in the midst of a political battle? By some calculations it was convenient for them to release this information, so they released it, citing Russia. Could you imagine something like that? I can.”

Kelly added that Putin went on to suggest “perhaps the CIA” was behind, even apparently invoking the JFK assassination at one point.

Watch above, via NBC News. The full interview airs this Sunday at 7 pm ET when Kelly’s new program Sunday Night debuts.

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