In yet another statement that is certain to spark outrage among Democrats, moments ago Donald Trump said he hopes that Russian hackers accused of breaching the DNC have obtained the tens of thousands of emails that Hillary Clinton deleted from her private email server.
“If they hacked, they probably have her 33,000 emails. I hope they do,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday at a press conference at his Miami-area hotel.
“They probably have her 33,000 emails that she lost and deleted. You’d see some beauties, so we’ll see.”
Trump on Clinton’s email: “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30K emails that are missing” http://pic.twitter.com/zU83hXkEuy
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 27, 2016
He went on to address Russia directly: “Russia, if you are listening,” he said, “I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by the press.”
He also said that the Russia-DNC hacking allegations are a “total deflection” from the scandal plaguing the Democratic party.
He then repeated what he has said previously, namely that “I have nothing to do with Russia.”
Trump made it clear that there would most likely never be any damning revelations into his own email usage as he “almost never sends emails” as he is just not a believer in the medium.
Trump: “I’m just not a believer in email” https://t.co/AXMrYMSB9N
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 27, 2016
Finally, when responding to a question whether he’d threat Putin as an adversary or an ally, he said he would rather be friendly with Russia so “we could knock out ISIS with other people. Wouldn’t it be nice if we got along with Russia”
Trump responds to question asking whether he’d treat Putin as an adversary or ally: https://t.co/81lORsHIEG
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 27, 2016
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