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President-elect Donald Trump labeled his Friday briefing from top U.S. intelligence officials "constructive," but stopped short in a statement released after the meeting of conceding Russia's culpability in a wave of cyberattacks on Democratic political targets. He insisted that "there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election."

"While Russia, China, other countries, outside groups and people are consistently trying to break through the cyber infrastructure of our governmental institutions, businesses and organizations including the Democrat National Committee, there was absolutely no effect on the outcome of the election including the fact that there was no tampering whatsoever with voting machines," Trump said in a statement released by his transition team Friday afternoon.

Trump said that there had been similar attacks against the Republican National Committee but that those attacks failed because of the RNC's "strong hacking defenses." He said he will appoint a team upon assuming the presidency responsible for creating a plan within the first 90 days of his administration to combat cyberattacks.

"Whether it is our government, organizations, associations or businesses we need to aggressively combat and stop cyberattacks," he said. "The methods, tools and tactics we use to keep America safe should not be a public discussion that will benefit those who seek to do us harm. Two weeks from today I will take the oath of office and America's safety and security will be my number one priority."

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