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    Trump: Obama didn't warn about Russia before election because 'it is all a big hoax'

    Trump: Obama didn't warn about Russia before election because 'it is all a big hoax'

    By Emily Birnbaum - 07/22/18 07:25 PM EDT

    President Trump on Sunday blamed his predecessor for the response to Russian election interference in 2016, which he appeared to call "a big hoax."

    "So President Obama knew about Russia before the Election," Trump tweeted. "Why didn’t he do something about it? Why didn’t he tell our campaign?"

    "Because it is all a big hoax, that’s why, and he thought Crooked Hillary was going to win!!!"

    The statement follows Trump's insistence this week that he believes Russian operatives sought to interfere in the recent election.

    Trump faced widespread pushback last week following a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Trump appeared to cast doubt on the Kremlin's interference in the 2016 election. Trump said Putin was "extremely strong and powerful in his denial" of Russian meddling, and added he didn't see a reason why it "would" be Russia.

    After days of intense criticism, Trump walked back the statement, claiming he meant to say he didn't see a reason why it "wouldn't" be Russia. Though he said he trusted the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia did interfere, he repeated a claim that other parties could have been involved in the meddling.

    Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen last week said publicly that Russia definitively interfered in the election. Nielsen said some level of Russian interference is still present, and Coats said there is "no doubt" Russia sees the 2018 midterm as a potential target.

    The Trump-Putin press conference and ensuing blowback came days after special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian intelligence officials for conspiring to interfere in the 2016 election by hacking U.S. election systems.

    Trump has deflected criticism about his performance in Helsinki by criticizing former President Obama, continually claiming his administration did nothing when they received reports that Russia was conspiring to sow discord on U.S. soil.

    "The stories you heard about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not the Trump Administration,” he tweeted last week. "Why didn’t they do something about it, especially when it was reported that President Obama was informed by the FBI in September, before the Election?"

    The Obama administration in 2016 accused Russia of deploying hackers during the presidential race and issued sanctions against the country for its actions. After the election, under Obama's orders, the major U.S. intelligence agencies issued a report stating that Russia was responsible for breaching U.S. systems.

    Obama has also claimed he told Putin to end Moscow's meddling in the U.S. electoral system.

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    Stay the course, Mr. President. If you don't believe the Russian government "meddled", then stick to your guns and say so.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    Stay the course, Mr. President. If you don't believe the Russian government "meddled", then stick to your guns and say so.
    I think it's pretty clear the government of Russia meddled in the election process and I'm fairly sure Trump knows this. However, there has been nothing provided to date that would indicate the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

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    Trump is fully entitled to his own opinion and conclusion from all the information and actions he's seen on it which includes more than what Congress sees.

    If you hadn't noticed, Trump is not a "groupie". He's not a "group thinker". He thinks for himself. I like that about him. He may not always be right, but so far he has been right about everything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy View Post
    I like that about him. He may not always be right, but so far he has been right about everything.
    Really?
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