If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2018
I never said Russia did not meddle in the election, I said “it may be Russia, or China or another country or group, or it may be a 400 pound genius sitting in bed and playing with his computer.” The Russian “hoax” was that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia – it never did! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2018
•The US indicted 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.
•H.R. McMaster said that the federal indictments showed the U.S. was becoming “more and more adept at tracing the origins of this espionage and subversion.
•Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the indictments as “just blabber.”
Trump called the investigation of his presidential campaigns Russian collusion a hoax. However, stating he never said Russia was excluded from meddling in the election.
