President Trump, what evidence do you have of contact between the Clinton campaign and Russian officials?
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during a news conference at the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok, September 9, 2012.
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#58. @realDonaldTrump what evidence do you have of contact between the Clinton campaign and Russian officials? #100Days100Qs
During his Congressional hearing Monday, FBI director James Comey confirmed that his office is investigating whether members of President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
Trump has denied that he or anyone involved in his presidential campaign had any dealings with Russia, saying “Russia is fake news.” Trump even took to Twitter Monday to criticize Comey and try to redirect attention to his former campaign opponent, Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic National Committee.
An article in Breitbart News, the online news organization that has been run by Steven Bannon, before he became one of Trump’s top advisers, claims that mainstream media are ignoring damning evidence that Clinton benefitted from Russian involvement and are too focused on a “so-called scandal” surrounding the Trump administration.
An article dated March 4 listed five “bombshells” deals linking Clinton and Russia. Here’s one:
Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman’s Joule energy company bagged $35 million from Putin’s Rusnano.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta sat on the executive board of an energy company, Joule Unlimited, which received millions from a Putin-connected Russian government fund.
Given the close ties between what Trump tweets and conservative media reports, it's likely that story is the root of his tweet. But there's been no formal evidence offered of ties between Clinton and the Russians. Unless President Trump knows something he's not sharing. Click here to ask the president in a tweet.
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