Exclusive: Donald Trump Blames Russia Investigation for Ukraine War – By Nick Reynolds (Newsweek) / July 31, 2023
Former President Donald Trump blamed congressional efforts to investigate his presidential campaign’s ties to Russia for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last year, saying that “mass hysteria” stoked by the investigation had been partly responsible for driving Russia to a conflict that could now lead to World War III.
In a Monday op-ed in Newsweek, Trump accused his political enemies of a plot to bring him down through the “Russiagate” probe, citing a special counsel report published in May that concluded the investigation should never have been launched by the FBI. Trump’s comments come as he campaigns to become the Republican nominee for the 2024 election, with a big lead over rivals despite a growing string of legal cases against him.
“An unelected cabal in the senior ranks of our government, in concert with their chosen candidate, Hillary Clinton, and their allies in the media, launched the de-facto coup attempt known as the Russia Hoax,” Trump wrote.
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