Saturday 21 May 2022 11:49 PM Trump reacts to testimony that Hillary Clinton spread discredited Russia claims trends now
Donald Trump has responded to court testimony indicating that Hillary Clinton approved disseminating discredited claims that a 'covert server' in Trump Tower communicated with a Russian bank.
'This is one of the greatest political scandals in history,' Trump told Fox News Digital on Saturday, a day after former Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook testified in a Virginia court.
Mook testified that in 2016 Clinton 'agreed' to share the secret server allegations with the media. The claims were later dismissed by the FBI as unfounded.
'Where do I get my reputation back?' asked Trump. 'For three years, I had to fight her off, and fight those crooked people off, and you'll never get your reputation fully back.'
Trump also lashed out at fellow Republicans Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, and his own Attorney General Bill Barr, accusing them of failing to respond more forcefully to the Russian collusion claims.
Donald Trump has responded to court testimony indicating that Hillary Clinton approved disseminating discredited claims about a 'covert server' in Trump Tower
The testimony came in the trial of former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman, who is accused of lying to the FBI about his campaign ties
'I had to fight them off,' Trump said. 'And if we had real leadership, instead of people like Mitch McConnell, they would do something about it. And guys like Bill Barr. They would have done something about it.'
Mook's testimony came in the trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussman, who is accused of lying to the FBI about his campaign ties when he brought them allegations that a secret server in Trump Tower was communicating with Kremlin-controlled Alfa Bank.
Former FBI General Counsel James Baker testified Thursday that the bureau investigated the 'covert server' allegation and found that 'there was nothing there.'
Sussman was the first to be charged in Special Counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the FBI's 2016 Trump-Russia probe.
Mook told the court that he was first briefed about Alfa Bank by campaign general counsel Marc Elias.
He said he also discussed it with then senior adviser Jake Sullivan - now the White House National Security Adviser- and campaign chairman John Podesta about whether
