Special counsel Robert Mueller’s charges of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were dismissed Monday by the Russians, according to a report by Reuters.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the indictments issued against 13 Russian individuals and three Russian companies have no proof that the Russian government was engaged in interference activities.
However, Mueller’s latest charges show that Russians created false U.S. personas and stole the identities of real U.S. people as a way to interfere with the 2016 election. Peskov explained that the charges only focus on Russian individuals with no state connections, saying that there is no evidence that the Kremlin or Russian government agencies were involved in any of the accusations.
“First, as before, we do not see any significant evidence that someone interferes in the internal affairs of the U.S. Second, we are talking about Russian citizens, but we heard from Washington accusations about the involvement of the Russian state, the Kremlin, and the Russian government. There are no indications that the Russian state could have any involvement in this, and there can’t be,” Peskov said.
Since 2016, Moscow has denied several times any allegations that Russia tried to influence the presidential election. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump commented on the Russia investigation late Saturday night and Sunday morning.
“If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams,” Trump tweeted, adding that “they are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!”
The Hill wrote that Trump has long dismissed the notion that he received help in defeating his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, and has resisted calls from members of both political parties to do more to disrupt Russia’s possible plans to meddle in future U.S. elections.
Trump has not condemned Russia for its election-meddling scheme. He is also objecting to new sanctions toward Moscow, which open a possibility of questions as to whether he is hiding something, or worst if he is protecting Moscow.
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