TRUMP tweet: “FBI Director Comey refuses to deny he briefed President Obama on calls made by Michael Flynn to Russia.”
He confirmed, though, that the FBI is investigating whether and how Russia tried to shape the election, a probe he says includes any potential coordination between Trump campaign associates and Russia’s government.
He went on: “We’ve offered no opinion, have no view, have no information on potential impact because it’s never something that we looked at.” President Biden in a statement said he was “stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened” and called the attack a “tragedy.COMEY, asked about the tweet while he was still testifying: “I’m sorry, I haven’t been following anybody on Twitter while I’ve been sitting here.” The longtime Japanese leader was giving a campaign speech on Friday when he was killed by a gunman. Reuters also ran a fact check of the screenshot of the tweet and determined that the tweet did not actually come from the former Japanese prime minister. Police arrest 80-year-old man for bringing guns onto Capitol Grounds Woman allegedly attacks officers with bee hives during Massachusetts eviction The AP also noted that the typeface used in part of the screenshot of the tweet was different from that used on the social media platform, behind some of the words there is a little discoloration, there appears to be some stretching and pixelation of the Japanese characters and the screenshot is blurry. The Japanese text included in the screenshot of the tweet does not actually reference Clinton, Abe’s real Twitter account uses a different photo and account handle and the tweet is actually referencing a meme, the outlet reported. The AP determined the screenshot and its tweet were fake for several reasons. The screenshot also shows a Twitter verified blue checkmark next to the user’s name.
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