"Ridiculous!" That is Donald Trump's response to the CIA's conclusion that Russia interfered in the United States presidential elections to boost his chances of winning.

Trump said that Democrats are using the Intelligence behemoth's assessment "as just another excuse" for his unexpected victory over his rival Hillary Clinton.

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The CIA said that it is highly confident that Russian President Vladimir Putin's government tried to influence the election on behalf of Trump by employing cyber attacks.

Trump has, however, expressed his skepticism, saying that "nobody really knows, and hacking is very interesting."

"Once they hack, if you don't catch them in the act you are not going to catch them," Trump said during an interview on Sunday.

Trump said that the CIA has no idea if it was Russia or China that executed the hacks.

"It could be somebody sitting in a bed some place," Trump said.

Trump also stated that he does not necessarily feel aggrieved by President Barack Obama's order for the country's intelligence agencies to review cyber attacks and foreign interference during this year's election cycle.

He, however, added that in such a situation "you should not just say 'Russia.' You should also say other countries also and maybe other individuals."

A bipartisan group of senators, including former Republican presidential candidate John McCain, have described reports of the Kremlin's interference as "serious."

There have been reports that individuals with connections to Vladimir Putin's government provided whistleblower website WikiLeaks with emails hacked from the Democratic National Committee.

They also released emails belonging to Hillary Clinton's campaign chief, among others.

The emails were released at a steady pace before the election, inflicting huge damage on Clinton's chances of winning the presidential race.

According to a government official, the aim was not just to undermine the US election process, but also to help Trump cruise to victory.

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