In a tweet from Europe Friday morning, President Donald Trump claimed that “everyone” at the G20 summit in Germany is discussing former Hillary Clinton aide John Podesta and the DNC server.
Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2017
Trump’s tweet follows a Fox Business Network interview with Podesta over the weekend during which he said he was unsure whether the DNC ever gave federal investigators its server since he did not work for the committee at that time. Podesta said that he turned over Clinton’s servers to the FBI and but that the DNC was responsible for its own servers.
In the wake of the 2016 election and the revelation that Russia tried to interfere, Trump and his allies have obsessed over the DNC server and why the committee did not give the server to federal investigators. The DNC gave the FBI information on the server hack through a third party and has said that the FBI said it received all the information it needs.
A spokeswoman for the DNC responded to Trump Friday morning, noting that Podesta did not lead the DNC.
1) Podesta never ran the DNC.
2) DNC worked with FBI to kick out Russians. Worked with DHS.
3) Putin make you tweet this before mtg? https://t.co/0IUEYpSpgQ
— Adrienne Watson (@Adrienne_DNC) July 7, 2017
Trump followed up his tweets about Podesta with a preview of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a tweet railing against the “Fake News Media.”
I look forward to all meetings today with world leaders, including my meeting with Vladimir Putin. Much to discuss.#G20Summit #USA??
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2017
I will represent our country well and fight for its interests! Fake News Media will never cover me accurately but who cares! We will #MAGA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2017
