The FBI Director has called Russia the biggest threat of the possible
James Komi Republic is convinced that Russia is still actively trying to influence us policy, convinced last year that her methods work.
Moscow. May 3. INTERFAX.RU — the Director of the FBI, James Comey, believes that Russia poses a major threat.
According to him, Russia “is the biggest threat of all on Earth, on the basis of its intentions and capabilities.”
Statement of Komi was made at the Senate hearings, during which was again considered the question of Russia’s influence in the 2016 elections in the United States.
According to CNN, the FBI Director was asked pointed questions about what Russia allegedly interfered in the course of American elections. Komi said that Russia is “encouraged by the outcome of last year’s election, and to this day actively trying to influence American policy.”
“I think one of the lessons that the Russians learned from this situation is that their methods are working,” he said.
Earlier, James Comey criticized as acting President of the United States Donald trump and his former rival in the election of Hillary Clinton.
In particular, the loser, Clinton said that the FBI investigation of the use of her personal computer for official correspondence largely influenced its ratings. Trump, in response to her words he wrote in his Twitter that the Komi Republic has allowed it to evade responsibility for her many mistakes.
When the senators asked the Komi Republic, not whether he regrets about the decision to publicly announce the investigation against Clinton, he stated that he was convinced of the correctness of the decision.