Former President Barack Obama denied President Donald Trump’s ‘bizarre allegations’ that he was the Russiagate ‘ringleader,’ in a rare public statement Tuesday evening.
Trump, earlier on Tuesday, claimed that former President Barack Obama was the ‘ringleader’ of Russiagate, calling for him to be criminally investigated amid new claims that members of his administration allegedly ‘manufactured’ intelligence that prompted the Trump–Russia collusion narrative.
‘Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,’ Obama spokesman Patrick Rodenbush said in a statement. ‘But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one.’
