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Clinton used the statement as ammo when she referred to Trump as Putin’s preferred “puppet” in the October 19 presidential debate.

A top aide to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign said on Sunday it was an “open question” whether President-elect Donald Trump’s advisers colluded with Russian Federation to hack into Democratic Party emails to try to sway the November 8 election. In 1960, Richard Nixon lost to John F. Kennedy by a mere 118,000 votes, and the alleged fraud in Chicago was sufficiently large, which could have given Nixon Illinois and the election.

Asked whether Putin was personally involved in the hacks, Obama said: “This happened at the highest levels of the Russian government” and that “not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin”. In an interview with NPR News, Obama said whenever a foreign government tries to interfere in USA elections, the nation must take action “and we will at a time and place of our own choosing”.

Nonetheless, there are fears that Mr Trump’s excessive eagerness to do a deal could result in an agreement that disproportionately favours Russian Federation – for example, phasing out sanctions in return for Mr Putin’s reiteration of a commitment to align with the USA in the war against terrorism.

Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s senior transition adviser, said it was “breathtaking” and irresponsible that the White House had suggested Trump knew Russian Federation was interfering to help his campaign.

Remember the Time Obama Tried to Oust a Foreign Leader from Power? He gave misleading answers about their relationship, at one point telling George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week”, “I’ve no relationship with Putin”. But in a 2014 Fox News interview, he said, “When I went to Russian Federation with the Miss Universe pageant, he contacted me and was so nice”. By contrast, Mr. Trump said he would do everything possible to encourage USA domestic production – and his new Cabinet appointees show that he was very serious. And the Democratic Party has an agenda, saying the Russians threw the election to Donald Trump.

Trump’s tax reform will result in expansion of the US economy, creation of jobs, and more money in the pockets of minorities and the middle class. The full extent of Trump’s business ties to Russian Federation is unknown since he has refused to release his tax returns.

After the election, Trump has been just as dismissive about Russian involvement. “There was nothing done on Election Day, so it must have worked”. But in the end, the collective effect of the Russian action was to assist Trump. That’s why leading Republicans such as Sens.

Republican and Democratic leaders have raised concerns about Russia’s role in the election and have called for a congressional investigation.

However, in 2014, speaking on Chinese hacking and Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey’s comments on the matter, Trump said, “I’ve been talking about China for a long time”. Still, she said, “Donald Trump used this information in ways to also sow division”. Even his supporters say that what he says should not be taken literally.