Fact-checking President Trump's claims that Obama 'did nothing' to stop Russian election interference
Washington As Washington was glued to Attorney General William Barr's public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, President Donald Trump renewed his allegation that President Barack Obama"did nothing" to stop Russian interference in the final months of the 2016 election.
Hours after Trump sent a Wednesday morning tweet asking why Obama didn't"do something about Russia" before the 2016 election, the Trump campaign blasted out a video to reporters titled"Obama knew," arguing that Obama"just watched" as Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Trump has made the claim before.
• CNN found 77 instances of lies and false assertions in Mueller's report. Trump told the greatest number• What Trump associates told the public vs. what they told MuellerJared Kushner, the President's son-in-law and senior adviser, downplayed Russian interference as merely"buying some Facebook ads.
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