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Official Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that it fully shared the view expressed by the President of the United States Donald trump, on a total witch hunt. The words Peskov on Friday, March 3, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”.
“After exhaustive definition of the President of trump us there is nothing to add,” — said Peskov in response to a request for comment on criticism of US attorney General Jeff and Roman sessions because of his meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak.
Earlier in the day, the us President said that Democrats “overreached” by organizing “an all-out witch hunt”.
On March 1, the Washington Post reported that the sessions met with the Russian Ambassador during the election race in the US and not mention it at hearings in the Senate about his approval to the post of attorney General.
Sessions himself said that he discussed with the Russian side campaign of Donald trump. He also recused himself in the investigation related to this issue.
Trump, in turn, said that he fully trusts Jeff Seshns.
In mid-February, the resigned adviser to the President for national security Michael Flynn. He acknowledged that gave the White house inaccurate information about contacts with the Russian Ambassador in Washington Sergei Kislyak.
Trump has used the phrase “witch hunt” in connection with reports about his ties with Russia. Peskov also used this expression, commenting on the report of U.S. intelligence on the alleged involvement of Russian hackers in the us presidential elections.
“Witch hunt” in the U.S. called the McCarthy movement that took place between the late 1940s and 1957, accompanied by the exacerbation of anti-Communist sentiment and political repression “anti-American-minded”. Its name is derived from the name of Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy.