President-elect Trump tweeted a fiery message following reports that Russia may have damaging information about him.
“FAKE NEWS – A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!” Trump tweeted Tuesday night.
FAKE NEWS – A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
CNN reported earlier Tuesday that intelligence officials presented Trump and President Obama with information last week that Russian operatives may have personal and financial information about the billionaire.
Shortly after, BuzzFeed News posted a 35-page document compiled by a person claiming to be a former British intelligence official. The dossier, which made unverified allegations, alleged the Russian government had been “cultivating, supporting and assisting” Trump for years.
The document claimed Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, met secretly with Russian officials in Prague in August 2016.
Cohen also took to Twitter to deny the allegations, tweeting a photo of his passport.
“I have never been to Prague in my life. #fakenews,” he wrote.
Trump retweeted Cohen’s tweet.
The British spy’s memos were reportedly based on conversations he had with Russian intelligence sources while he was working on a project for anti-Trump Republicans.
