Trump spokesman on Russia: president-elect already getting 'wins' abroad

• Spicer: delay in Russian retaliation for sanctions 'good for our country'
• Trump questions claims of Russian hacking: 'I know things others don't'

As Russian diplomats expelled by Barack Obama left the US on Sunday, Donald Trump's incoming White House spokesman attempted to cast as a diplomatic triumph the president-elect's controversial response to intelligence community reports that Moscow sought to influence the presidential election.

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