Trump rips White House for Russia comments: ‘Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?’

"Why did they complain after Hillary lost? "

                   —Donald Trump 

President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are firing back at the White House over the suggestion that he knew Russia’s meddling in the U.S. presidential election was being done in an effort to throttle his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
“If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act?” Trump tweeted on Thursday. “Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?”

In the weeks leading up to the November election, WikiLeaks published a series of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee, Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and others. In October, 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, officially concluded that Russia was behind the hack.

The White House has faced criticism for its apparent reluctance to respond forcefully to the cyberintrusion. The Washington Post reported last week that Obama administration officials were “concerned about escalating tensions with Moscow and being accused of trying to boost Clinton’s campaign” and ultimately advised against a public counterattack.

But in an interview that aired on “The Daily Show” earlier this week, President Obama said there was no doubt Russia’s interference in the election was done in an effort to help Trump win.

“I don’t think there was any doubt among anybody in the media or among members of Congress as to who was being advantaged or disadvantaged by the political gossip that was being put out in drip, drip, drip fashion up to the election,” Obama said.Earnest: Trump called on Russia to hack Hillary Cliich Edson reports from White House Wednesday, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Trump was “obviously aware” of Russia’s intentions, considering that Trump publicly encouraged Russia to locate Clinton’s emails from the personal server she used while she was secretary of state. “I will tell you this, Russia: If you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Trump said at a news conference.