Putin denies role in DNC hack, 'important' that information

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>Russian President Vladimir Putin denied having any involvement in the hack of the Democratic National Committee in early August, in an interview published Friday, but said it's "important" the contents of the DNC emails were made public.

>A US official saying earlier this summer there was "little doubt" Russia was behind the attack.

>"I don't know anything about it, and on a state level Russia has never done this," Putin told Bloomberg News. Still, Putin asked if it matters "who hacked this data," and argued that "the important thing is the content that was given to the public."

>The Russian president also commented on the US presidential election. Putin said that he has no preference among the two major party candidates, but criticized them for playing "the anti-Russian card."
"I don't think they are setting the best example," he said.
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>The Russian president maintained his neutrality in the race for president, but was sharply critical of both Clinton and Republican Donald Trump's rhetoric during the campaign.

>"They're both using shock tactics, just each in their own way. I don't think they are setting the best example," he said.
Putin also said Clinton and Trump were being "shortsighted" by playing "the anti-Russian card." But he noted that both candidates are "very smart people" who "understand which buttons you need to press," explaining that he viewed the attacks on Russia as "part of the U.S. political culture."

>And Putin rejected a criticism, leveled by critics and opponents of Clinton, that the sale of a Canadian uranium mining company to a Russian company in 2013 was approved by the State Department under Clinton in exchange for a $2.35 million donation to the Clinton Foundation by the chairman of the company.

>"Does that mean we control the Clinton family? That's complete nonsense," Putin said.
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