Story highlights "I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president," he told NBC NewsClinton's former aides have been reluctant to use similar languageWashington (CNN) Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis says he doesn't see President-elect Donald Trump as a "legitimate" commander in chief following Russian meddling in the 2016 election. "I don't see this President-elect as a legitimate president," Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, told NBC News' Chuck Todd in a clip released Friday. Lewis was eventually elected to Congress in 1986. Lewis also said he planned to skip Trump's inauguration next week, which he said would be the first ceremony he would not attend since coming to Washington. "You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong," Lewis said.

Source: CNN January 13, 2017 20:28 UTC