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John Lewis, Tune in to MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;MTP Daily&#8221; Today at 5 p.m. ET and &#8220;Meet the Press with Chuck Todd&#8221; This Sunday<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JAN. 13, 2016 \u2013 \u201cI don\u2019t see this president-elect as a legitimate president,\u201d Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator Chuck Todd today in an exclusive interview, airing this Sunday on the network broadcast. \u201cI think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Lewis added: \u201cI don&#8217;t plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that I miss since I&#8217;ve been in Congress. You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.\u201d Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/2jNabul\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/2jNabul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The transcript of this interview excerpt is below; if using the attached photos, please include credit to \u201cNBC News\/Bill Plowman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tune in this Sunday for more from Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as well as an exclusive interview with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Reince Priebus, chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump, will also join Sunday\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>Follow \u201cMeet the Press\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/afcjitkv\/www.facebook.com\/meetthepress\">on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/afcjitkv\/www.twitter.com\/meetthepress\">on Twitter<\/a> for the latest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MANDATORY CREDIT: NBC NEWS\u2019 \u201cMEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mandatory credit to NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press with Chuck Todd\u201d on first reference.<\/li>\n<li>The onscreen \u201cMeet the Press Exclusive\u201d credit must be clearly visible and unobstructed at all times in any image, video clip, or other form of media.<\/li>\n<li>Embedded web video must stream from the NBCNews.com media player with the unobstructed credit as described above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>You have forged relationships with many presidents. Do you plan on trying to forge a relationship with Donald Trump?<\/p>\n<p>REP. JOHN LEWIS:<\/p>\n<p>You know, I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work with people. It will be hard. It&#8217;s going to be very difficult. I don&#8217;t see this president-elect as a legitimate president.<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>You do not consider him a legitimate president?<\/p>\n<p>REP. JOHN LEWIS:<\/p>\n<p>No &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>CHUCK TODD:<\/p>\n<p>Why is that?<\/p>\n<p>REP. JOHN LEWIS:<\/p>\n<p>I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. I don&#8217;t plan to attend the inauguration. It will be the first one that I miss since I&#8217;ve been in the Congress. 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