James Komi
The decision of the President of the United States Donald trump on the resignation of the Director of the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) James Komi does not concern Moscow, said the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov. His words are quoted by the correspondent of”.ru” on Wednesday, may 10.
The official representative of the Kremlin has expressed the hope that this personnel decision “has no impact” on Russian-American relations.
Earlier Wednesday, the head of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev expressed the opinion that the resignation of the head of the FBI can be considered a return of trump in relation to his opponents, under pressure of which the Republican lost several members of his team.
The resignation of James Comey, who led the Bureau since 2013, it became known earlier on Wednesday. The White house said that he abused the powers, stopping the investigation into the leak of official correspondence Hillary Clinton that took place in her tenure as Secretary of state. Komi first decided that the news of his resignation — “pretty good draw”.
On may 3, the FBI Director called Russia “the greatest threat among the Nations of the Earth” for democracy, also accusing it of meddling in American politics. Press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer then said that is the point of view of the Ministry. In the Kremlin, commenting on the situation, appealed to the words of Spicer.