Trump pick Tillerson: 'Fair assumption' Putin behind hacks
Trump pick Tillerson: 'Fair assumption' Putin behind hacks 49 minutes ago From the section US & Canada Share Media caption Rubio has testy exchange with Tillerson about Putin It is a "fair assumption" that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind US election hacks, secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson has said. The former CEO of Exxon Mobil told his Senate confirmation hearing the intelligence report on Russian tampering "clearly is troubling". His comments came after Senator Marco Rubio pressed Mr Tillerson to admit Mr Putin's role in the cyber-breach. Mr Tillerson's reported good ties with Mr Putin have alarmed some in the US. Live updates from the hearing Who is Rex Tillerson? The people around Donald Trump How would a thawing US-Russia relationship work? Mr Tillerson, 64, faced tough questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. In a heated exchange, Mr Rubio grill...