President Donald Trump’s envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Russia was “certainly” involved in the U.S. presidential election, noting she does not trust Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Trump is not stopping her from “beating up on Russia.”

In an interview with ABC News broadcast on Sunday, she said despite the ongoing Russia scandal with some allies of Trump, "there's no love" between the U.S. and Russia.

Haley was measured in her call to reprimand Russia, noting that while “there is no question” of denying Russia’s involvement, the U.S. should wait to “address Russia” after the official probe is finished. Allegations of Russian involvement in last year’s presidential election first came from the Democrats, who accused Russian hackers of targeting them in order to favor Trump. Their claims were supported by 16 U.S. intelligence agencies and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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