„Obama je bio predsednik pre i posle izbora 2016. godine. Zbog čega, onda, nije nešto uradio po pitanju ruskog mešanja?“, napisao je Tramp na svom nalogu na Tviteru.
Obama was President up to, and beyond, the 2016 Election. So why didn’t he do something about Russian meddling?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 19, 2018
Ranije je Tramp izjavio da nije bilo zavere između njegove predizborne kampanje i Rusa, s obzirom na to da je Moskva započela antiameričku kampanju još 2014. godine.
Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong — no collusion!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2018
Ministarstvo pravde SAD je 16. februara optužilo 13 državljana Rusije i tri ruske kompanije u slučaju „mešanja u izbore“.