Trump Says He Was Being ‘Sarcastic’ With Russia, Clinton Emails Comment

“If Russia or any other country or person has Hillary Clinton’s 33,000 illegally deleted emails, perhaps they should share them with the Federal Bureau of Investigation!”

Trump said in a Fox News interview broadcast on Thursday (Friday NZT). On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said accusations of a Russian hand in hacking Democratic Party emails bordered on “total stupidity” and were motivated by anti-Russian sentiment.

At a news conference Wednesday in Doral, Florida, Trump ignited his controversy with what appeared to be a challenge to Moscow.

Trump on Wednesday invited Russian Federation to dig up tens of thousands of “missing” emails from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s time at the U.S. State Department, prompting Democrats to accuse him of urging foreigners to spy on Americans. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press”.

Yesterday, during a news conference in Miami, Donald Trump made several comments that once again made sane and logical people everywhere think, “Did he really just say that?”

“I said he’s a better leader than Obama”, Trump said, repeating himself. Campaign chairman Paul Manafort has made millions of dollars through business deals with pro-Russia oligarchs. However, he did promise that “a lot more material” relevant to the United States electoral campaign was on its way.

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump: “Of course I’m being sarcastic”. It’s not surprising that Trump chose as his running mate a man who denies that there ” s such a thing as evolution”, he said.

But Trump’s critics called the real estate mogul’s comments as reactive, irresponsible and disloyal to the country. They don’t even know, frankly, if it’s Russian Federation. “This is the first time in modern history that we have presumably had a foreign power engage in influencing our election”. But they also show a willingness to be flippant about topics that are vital to national security.

Trump would also have to believe that by Russian Federation accessing the emails, it would harm the USA or benefit Russian Federation.

Clinton previously called her emails “personal in nature” as she said in a May 2015 statement.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch ultimately decided not to pursue criminal charges against Ms Clinton. 24 hours later, Trump claims it was a joke. I am reminded of former congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who, when he spoke to a gathering at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, offered this advice: If you can say it, don’t write it; if you can nod, don’t say it; and if you can wink, don’t nod. “That is a guy who is a clear and present danger to the United States of America”.