The FBI Confirms It’s Looking Into Claims Russia Helped Trump Become Prez

Comey said the answer was the same over at the Department of Justice, meaning two cornerstones of America’s intelligence and legal community have found nada to corroborate Trump’s claim that “Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower before my victory.”

Also confirmed: an FBI’s investigation into whether the Russian government was actively trying to skew the election in Trump’s favour.

While the agency stated it is now looking into Russia’s possible meddling in the campaign, Comey said it currently has no information to share and no opinion on the matter, outside of the fact Russian President Vladimir Putin “hated Secretary Clinton so much that the flip side of that coin was he had a clear preference for the person running against the person he hated so much.”

Of course, Trump has a different perspective on the matter entirely. Before the hearing, he labelled the potential for illegal cooperation between the two entities “fake news”.

James Clapper and others stated that there is no evidence Potus colluded with Russia. This story is FAKE NEWS and everyone knows it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2017

The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign. Big advantage in Electoral College & lost!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2017

The real story that Congress, the FBI and all others should be looking into is the leaking of Classified information. Must find leaker now!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 20, 2017

Expect an update on this one in the coming weeks.

Source: The Australian / ABC. 
Photo: Justin Sullivan / Getty.