U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted the investigation
into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. election and
raised questions, without offering evidence, about Ukrainian
support for his Democratic presidential rival.
In a pair of early morning tweets, Trump also said U.S. Attorney
General Jeff Sessions had “taken a very weak position” toward
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and cited
“Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign – quietly working to
boost Clinton’.”
Trump gave no other details or offered any evidence about any
role Ukraine may have played in the 2016 U.S. presidential
election, which is already under scrutiny for alleged Russian
meddling and any possible ties to the Trump campaign or his
associates.
The Ukrainian president’s spokesman did not respond immediately
to a request for comment. The foreign ministry declined
comment.
Ukraine’s permanent representative to the Council of Europe,
Dmytro Kuleba, said on Twitter: “Trump writes that we interfered in
the elections in the USA, while Putin says that we threaten Russia.
There was a time when we were peaceful buckwheat sowers who kept
themselves to themselves.”
Russia has denied any interference, and Trump has said his
campaign did not collude with Moscow.
The issue has cast a cloud over Trump’s first sixth months in
office as Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice conduct
multiple investigations.
U.S. lawmakers are also pushing new sanctions on Russia over its
2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and for its alleged U.S.
election interference, potentially complicating Trump’s hopes of
pursuing improved relations with Moscow.
In the run-up to November’s election, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation probed Clinton’s handling of email as U.S. secretary
of state under Democratic President Barack Obama but ultimately
said no criminal charges were warranted.
reuters.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted the investigation
into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s U.S. election and
raised questions, without offering evidence, about Ukrainian
support for his Democratic presidential rival.
In a pair of early morning tweets, Trump also said U.S. Attorney
General Jeff Sessions had “taken a very weak position” toward
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and cited
“Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign – quietly working to
boost Clinton’.”
Trump gave no other details or offered any evidence about any
role Ukraine may have played in the 2016 U.S. presidential
election, which is already under scrutiny for alleged Russian
meddling and any possible ties to the Trump campaign or his
associates.
The Ukrainian president’s spokesman did not respond immediately
to a request for comment. The foreign ministry declined
comment.
Ukraine’s permanent representative to the Council of Europe,
Dmytro Kuleba, said on Twitter: “Trump writes that we interfered in
the elections in the USA, while Putin says that we threaten Russia.
There was a time when we were peaceful buckwheat sowers who kept
themselves to themselves.”
Russia has denied any interference, and Trump has said his
campaign did not collude with Moscow.
The issue has cast a cloud over Trump’s first sixth months in
office as Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice conduct
multiple investigations.
U.S. lawmakers are also pushing new sanctions on Russia over its
2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and for its alleged U.S.
election interference, potentially complicating Trump’s hopes of
pursuing improved relations with Moscow.
In the run-up to November’s election, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation probed Clinton’s handling of email as U.S. secretary
of state under Democratic President Barack Obama but ultimately
said no criminal charges were warranted.
reuters.