On multiple occasions, Russian President Putin has denied interfering in America’s 2016 Presidential election. Reports from CNN state that President Trump believes Putin and wants the matter put to rest.
Statements from President Trump
Earlier today, the President made the following statements to reporters:
“He said he didn’t meddle. He said he didn’t meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. Every time he sees me, he says, ‘I didn’t do that,’ and I believe, I really believe, that when he tells me that, he means it. I think he is very insulted by it.”
President Trump then shared his thoughts on the unproven theory that Russia colluded with the United States to ensure his election victory:
“There was no collusion. Everybody knows there was no collusion. I think it’s a shame that something like that could destroy a very important potential relationship between two countries that are really important countries.”
“I mean, give me a break, they are political hacks. So you look at it, I mean, you have Brennan, you have Clapper and you have Comey. Comey is proven now to be a liar and he is proven now to be a leaker. So you look at that and you have President Putin very strongly, vehemently says he had nothing to do with them.“
