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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused former President Barack Obama of "treason" over the 2016 presidential election, prompting a sharp response from Obama's spokesman, who called the accusations "ridiculous" and a "weak attempt to distract."
Answering a media question about the case involving the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein, D. Trump moved on to attacks on B. Obama.
"They tried to rig the election, and they got caught. And there are going to be very serious consequences for that," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Calling B. Obama a “gang leader,” D. Trump claimed that Democrats, including Joseph Biden and Hillary Clinton, allegedly engaged in election manipulation from 2016 through 2020.
"It was treason. It was everything you could think of. They tried to steal the election. They tried to confuse the election," Trump said.
"Out of respect for the institution of the presidency, our office does not typically dignify a response to the constant nonsense and disinformation emanating from the White House. But these allegations are outrageous enough to merit refutation," Obama's press secretary Patrick Rhodenbush said.
“These bizarre accusations are ridiculous and a feeble attempt to distract attention,” he said in a statement.
J. Epstein, who had extensive connections to the US political and business elite, was arrested on sex crimes charges and died in prison in August 2019. It was determined that he died by suicide.
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump promised to release documents related to the Epstein case if he was re-elected. But earlier this month, the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint memo saying that there was no “client list” for Epstein and that “further disclosure would not be appropriate or warranted.”
The Trump administration's shifting stance on the issue has drawn widespread criticism, with some angry supporters even calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi to resign, demanding more transparency from the government. –0–
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