O ex-presidente Obama nega envolvimento em "Russiagate", contrariando as alegações do presidente Trump. Former President Obama denies involvement in "Russiagate," countering President Trump's claims.

O ex-presidente Barack Obama negou as acusações do presidente Trump de que ele estava envolvido no escândalo "Russiagate", que investigou a interferência russa potencial na eleição de 2016. Former President Barack Obama has denied President Trump's accusations that he was involved in the "Russiagate" scandal, which investigated potential Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump alegou que a campanha de Clinton pagou por um dossiê desacreditado que levou a mandados da FISA contra o assessor de campanha de Trump, Carter Page. Trump claimed the Clinton campaign paid for a discredited dossier that led to FISA warrants against Trump's campaign aide, Carter Page. Obama chamou essas acusações de "bizarras". Obama called these accusations "bizarre." A investigação do procurador especial Robert Mueller concluiu em 2019 sem encontrar evidências de conspiração criminal entre a campanha de Trump e as autoridades russas. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation concluded in 2019 without finding evidence of criminal conspiracy between Trump's campaign and Russian officials. As investigações atuais de John Durham estão examinando as origens da investigação do FBI "Crossfire Hurricane", com o ex-diretor do FBI James Comey e o diretor da CIA John Brennan enfrentando investigações criminais. Current investigations by John Durham are examining the origins of the FBI's "Crossfire Hurricane" probe, with former FBI Director James Comey and CIA Director John Brennan facing criminal investigations.