There has long been suggestions from the intelligence community that the Putin administration was involved in some way in the leaking of emails, to the detriment of the Clinton campaign - something President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly disparaged.

Prior to the "constructive meeting and conversation", Mr Trump made sure the public had their facts straight on Twitter - though on another matter he holds dear to his heart.

As the United States' various intelligence organisations were preparing to present to the President-elect their findings, the self-proclaimed 'ratings machine' was busy taunting Arnold Schwarzenegger - his Celebrity Apprentice replacement - over television ratings.

Nielsen polling data points to a 43 per cent drop in the program's ratings for a season premiere of the show, in comparison to Mr Trump's last series opener.

Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger hit back over the social media platform shortly afterward, but opted to stick to politics, rather than media results.

Following the meeting and the release of a statement conceding that other countries are constantly attempting to hack into US Government data, Mr Trump fired off some tweets related to the matter at hand.

For those looking to their President-elect for some direction on who to find responsible, it was not Moscow or any other group that was to foot the blame.