Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis tells NBC News there was "a conspiracy on the part of the Russians and others to help him get elected. That's not right. That's not fair."
I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected and they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. I don't plan to attend inauguration. It'll be the first one that I miss since I've been in the Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong.
Steve Mnuchin, the former Goldman exec, will face the Senate Finance Committee on January 19, the day before the inauguration. He's pledged to divest his holdings in 42 companies, if confirmed.
Forbes has a new interview with Palantir CEO Alex Karp, where he flatly denies that his company would ever take part in building a Muslim registry for the Trump administration.
Why the worry?: Palantir was partly funded by the CIA and has numerous alphabet soup agencies as clients. Toss in Gawker's report last month that the company built Customs and Border Protection a system that tracks immigrants.
And don't forget: Trump advisor Peter Thiel is Palantir's chairman.
Flynn, the incoming National Security Advisor, was in touch with the Russian ambassador the same day the Obama administration sanctioned Russia for hacking American campaign officials.
The AP confirms that the Obama administration is aware of the contacts. David Ignatius was the first to report the news in a Washington Post column last night.
Incoming advisor Anthony Scaramucci is downplaying his role at the Trump White House. He told pool reporters at Trump Tower today that it would be an "overstatement" to compare him to Jarrett, who had a Secret Service detail and was a close confidant to Obama.
Actually, per Scaramucci: "Valerie and I know each other quite well and I will be speaking to her later in the day."
Scaramucci Fun fact: His nickname is "The Mooch." That is all.
VJ fun fact: The only people who, like VJ, have been in the same powerful role for the entire Obama administration are Michelle and Joe Biden.
The AP reports that Donald Trump's inaugural committee has raised more than $90 million for his inaugural. That's a lot! President Obama raised $55 million and $43 million for his inaugurals, respectively.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are calling on James Comey to acknowledge whether his FBI is investigating Donald Trump's ties to Russia. Politico with the scoop on the letter.
It follows reports last night that Comey personally briefed Trump on the dossier alleging Russia was collecting financial and sexual blackmail on the president-elect.
