U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday questioned why Barack Obama‘s administration did not act on allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. 2016 presidential election.On Friday a federal grand jury said Russia’s military intelligence agency officers covertly monitored computers of Hillary Clinton’s campaign and Democratic campaign committees, and stole large amounts of data.READ MORE: U.S. election officials to meet in Philadelphia amid revelations of Russian election meddlingWATCH: A day after 12 Russian officers were indicted for hacking of the DNC, U.S. President Donald Trump questioned on Saturday why former president Barack Obama’s administration did not act on allegations of Russian meddling.
“The stories you heard about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not the Trump Administrations,” Trump said on Twitter.WATCH: Mueller probe indicts 12 Russian military officers for DNC hacking
“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?”READ MORE: Trump and Putin expected to discuss nuclear arms race during upcoming meeting .”…Where is the DNC Server, and why didn’t the FBI take possession of it? Deep State?” Trump asked.WATCH: Rod Rosenstein explains how Russian cyber attack was carried out
Donald Trump on Twitter asks why Barack Obama did not act on claims of Russian election meddling
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