The president of the United States denied on Thursday any collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia in his first interview since firing FBI chief James Comey, who was conducting an investigation into the matter.
"There was no collusion between my campaign and the Russians," Trump said in the interview with US network NBC.
The president said that investigating him and his campaign is a waste of public money, but also insisted that he wants the probe to be done "absolutely properly."
"I want that to be so strong and so good. And I want it to happen," added Trump, who said he also wanted to know if Russia did something to affect the campaign.
The interview came two days after the dismissal of Comey, who was investigating the alleged links between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign.
Trump called Comey "a showboat" and told NBC he believed the FBI had been out of control for some time.
He also claimed that Comey had personally assured him that he was not under investigation by the FBI.
"I said, 'If it's possible would you let me know, am I under investigation?'" Trump said, to which the former FBI director reportedly replied: "You are not under investigation."
Aside from the FBI, Congress is also investigating suspected Russian interference in the November election, including the alleged relationship between Russian officials and the president's campaign.
Source: EFE
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