‘Fake news!’ Farage laughs off claim he’s a ‘person of interest’ in FBI’s Russia-Trump probe
RT.com
1 Jun, 2017
Ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage has laughed off reports by the Guardian that he is a “person of interest” in an FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as “fake news.”
According to the newspaper, the former UKIP leader and MEP has attracted the interest of US investigators because of his relationship with individuals connected to both the Trump campaign and Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, which published troves of hacked emails that damaged Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
Russia has adamantly denied all allegations of collusion in the US election.
“In response to the Guardian article, it has taken me a long time to finish reading because I am laughing so much,” Farage says.
“The hysterical attempt to associate me with the Putin regime is a result of the liberal elite being unable to accept Brexit and the election of President Trump.
“For the record, I have never been to Russia, I’ve had no business dealings with Russia in my previous life and I have appeared approximately three times on RT in the last 18 months.
“I consider it extremely doubtful that I could be a person of interest to the FBI as I have no connections to Russia.
“My meeting with Julian Assange was organized for me by LBC Radio with a view to conducting an interview.”
He added: “This is fake news.”
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