President Trump said on Twitter Friday night that the Obama administration knew about Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election before Nov. 8 and did nothing.
“Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?”, Trump tweeted.
Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2017
The Washington Post released a report on Friday that said then-President Barack Obama was directly given information from the CIA in August of 2016 showing that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave specific instructions to his operatives to destroy the campaign of the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
Months after the former president was informed, he decided on Oct. 7 to tell the American public of the Russian involved hacking. In December, Obama chose to retaliate in public by expelling 35 Russian diplomats, and closing two Russian compounds in the U.S.
Trump’s tweet Friday appears to be one of his most direct acknowledgements yet that he believes the Russians did interfere in the 2016 election, even though just a day earlier he tweeted that the Russian hacking of Democratic officials prior to the election was “a big Dem hoax.”
…Why did Democratic National Committee turn down the DHS offer to protect against hacks (long prior to election). It’s all a big Dem HOAX!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2017
The Washington Post has reported that the special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s election meddling is currently investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice following his firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
