So now Vladimir Putin is weighing in on the fake dossier, accusing Obama of using it to try and undermine Trump’s legitimacy.
Watch:
JUST IN: Russian President Vladimir Putin claims the Obama administration tried to undermine Trump's legitimacy https://t.co/Ud9G9OTCkO
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 17, 2017
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TIMES OF ISRAEL – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations.
Those behind compiling the accusations against Trump in an unverified dossier are “worse than prostitutes,” Putin said.
Putin, speaking at a news conference Tuesday, described a dossier on Trump as part of efforts by President Barack Obama’s administration to “undermine the legitimacy of the president-elect” despite his “convincing” victory.
He said some now want to “stage a Maidan in Washington,” in reference to the alleged US role in organizing protests in the main square of the Ukrainian capital, which chased the nation’s Russia-friendly president from power in 2014.
Putin dismissed the dossier as “fake” and charged that the people who ordered it are “worse than prostitutes.” Trump has rejected the allegations as “fake news” and “phony stuff.”
Putin also denied the Russian security services would have kept tabs on Trump during his past visits to Moscow.
“Trump when he came to Moscow (in 2013)… was not any kind of political figure,” Putin said. “Does anyone think that our special services chase every American billionaire? Of course not, it’s just completely ridiculous.”
“Trump organized beauty contests, I can hardly imagine him meeting with young women with low level of social responsibility,” the Russian president said, according to the Interfax news agency.
Good grief. Will this Russian saga ever end? It’s always one thing or another right now with Russia.
Yes, Russia tried to influence the election.
Yes, Obama and the Democrats are trying to use it to undermine Trump’s legitimacy.
No, Hillary didn’t lose the election because of Russia. She lost because she’s a horrible candidate.
Yes, the dossier looks like another attempt to undermine Trump’s legitimacy.
Yes, Trump is saying dumb stuff about NATO that Putin and his henchmen are applauding.
Now can we just move on already?