Trump said Obama may be involved in a breach of investigation that accused Russia of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.
In a press conference with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella at the White House on October 16, US President Donald Trump said the US Department of Justice was investigating the cause of the decision by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) killed several officials in his 2016 campaign due to suspected collusion with Russia.
"It was a false election, regardless of whether the cause was James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok or his lover Lisa Page," Trump said in turn referring to the former FBI director, former FBI deputy director and two former FBI agents.
"There are a lot of mistakes. It may all refer to former President Obama. I think so," said the White House boss, referring to his predecessor, adding that he was expecting the results of a Justice Department investigation. America. "I guess people will see things, not even believe the degree of error. See if it is Obama's fault or not."
When a reporter mentioned Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump's confidant, claiming that the US President was making the "biggest mistake" in his tenure of withdrawing troops from Syria, Trump said Graham should take the time to investigate. Obama instead of worrying about the Middle East.
Robert Mueller, former FBI director, was appointed special prosecutor in May 2017 to investigate possible collusion between Russia and Trump's election campaign in 2016. Trump repeatedly criticized this as " witch hunt, "resolutely denying the connection between his campaign and Russia.
In an investigation report released in April, Mueller concluded that Trump's campaign was not in collusion with Russia and there was not enough evidence to prosecute Trump for legal obstruction, even though he listed 10 cases of the President. The US tried to block the investigation.