Trump calls Russian hacking controversy a 'witch hunt': NYT

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump dismissed a controversy over Russian hacking during the 2016 U.S. election campaign as a "political witch hunt," the New York Times reported on Friday before U.S. intelligence agencies were to brief him on the matter. The 12:30 p.m. (1730) briefing coincides with deep tension between U.S. intelligence agencies and Republican Trump, who has disparaged their conclusions that Russia staged cyber attacks to interfere in the election by