The US government has no evidence that any foreign power has tampered with the vote count, the Department of Homeland Security’s top cyber-official has said.
Christopher Krebs said in a statement that there was “no evidence any foreign adversary was capable of preventing Americans from voting or changing vote tallies”.
US intelligence agencies concluded that in 2016 Russia was behind an effort to tip the scale of the US election against Hillary Clinton.
“We will remain vigilant for any attempts by foreign actors to target or disrupt the ongoing vote counting and final certification of results,” Mr Krebs said.
“The American people are the last line of defence against foreign influence efforts and we encourage continued patience in the coming days and weeks.”
President Trump’s team has filed legal action in several states. Hours after the polls closed on Tuesday evening, he alleged there was “a fraud on the American public” but has not offered any evidence.
