Putin accuses Obama administration of undermining Trump's legitimacy

Russian President Vladimir Putin called reports his nation had compromising intelligence on Donald Trump "total nonsense" and said Tuesday it was the Obama administration's attempt to undermine the president-elect's legitimacy.


"What we see is the continuing sharp domestic political struggle although the presidential elections are over and they ended with a convincing victory of Mr. Trump," Putin told reporters in Moscow after talks with Moldovan President Igor Dodon.

"Whether the people who have been doing that really wish it or not, they do cause harm to the interests of the United States and that harm is enormous. One has the impression that upon gaining the required experience they may go as far as staging Maidan type of protests in Washington in a bid to prevent Trump from taking office."
 [upi.com]
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