In late-night tweet, Donald Trump accuses China of hacking Hillary Clinton’s emails
US intelligence officials claim Russia orchestrated the alleged hacking of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election
US President Donald Trump said on Twitter that China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information.
“Hillary Clinton’s Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ or, after all of their other missteps (Comey, McCabe, Strzok, Page, Ohr, FISA, Dirty Dossier etc.), their credibility will be forever gone!” he tweeted a little after midnight on Wednesday.
It’s not clear what prompted Trump’s tweet. An earlier post from the US president appeared to reference a “report” about alleged Chinese hacking of Clinton’s emails.
“Report just out: ‘China hacked Hillary Clinton’s private Email Server.’ Are they sure it wasn’t Russia (just kidding!)? What are the odds that the FBI and DOJ are right on top of this? Actually, a very big story. Much classified information!”
A story by The Daily Caller on Monday said a Chinese-owned company in Washington “penetrated” a private server used by Clinton when she was secretary of state.
The report said the Intelligence Community Inspector General warned the FBI, which failed to act on the information.