Trump calls investigation into Russian interference in US elections a 'Democratic sham'

According to the president, opponents simply cannot come to terms with “the greatest defeat in the history of American politics.”

Donald Trump accused Democrats of trying to attract as much attention as possible to the topic of Russian interference in the US elections. The president called information from party representatives on this topic “fake and forgery.”

Trump spoke to citizens in West Virginia and said that he won the election not thanks to Russia, but due to the strength of his voters. He called the emergence of such information an attempt by Democrats to justify themselves for “the greatest defeat in the history of American politics.”

The US President expressed hope that the FBI's investigation into Russian interference will be fair. At the same time, he asked the intelligence services to check Hillary Clinton, whom he accused of “selling uranium.” Trump was referring to donations to the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One's

Trump made the announcement hours after several media outlets reported that the U.S. special counsel had created a “grand jury” to investigate Russian election interference.

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