That was then:
Top Republicans must reject the ridiculous notion that a national election can be ‘rigged.’
This is now:
[President-elect] Trump should be leading the call for a thorough investigation, since it would be the only way to remove this darkening cloud from his presidency. Failing to resolve the questions about Russia would feed suspicion among millions of Americans that a dominant theme of his candidacy turned out to be true: The election was indeed rigged.
Trump said the election was rigged. Now, it appears The New York Times is agreeing with him.