Punchlines: Russian hacking takes a new twist
Now that both the CIA and the FBI agree that Russia hacked the U.S. election in an effort to get President-elect Donald Trump into the White House, late-night comic Stephen Colbert has started licking Russian boots. Find out what he does to secure the hosting job for the next nerd prom — a correspondents' dinner that may soon have a different name — in today's Punchlines, above.
And did Trump know about the hacking? Was Russian President Vladimir Putin himself involved? Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che talk red flags and Trump denial.
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