Trump: Obama ‘colluded or obstructed’ during election

Published June 26, 2017 1:03pm ET



President Trump on Monday claimed his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, “colluded or obstructed” to rig the election in favor of Hillary Clinton, a stark contrast from allegations that Trump himself secretly worked with the Russians to win the presidency.

“The reason that President Obama did NOTHING about Russia after being notified by the CIA of meddling is that he expected Clinton would win … and did not want to ‘rock the boat.’ He didn’t ‘choke,’ he colluded or obstructed, and it did the Dems and Crooked Hillary no good,” Trump tweeted Monday morning.

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