Trump Claims He 'Lightly Looked At Doing A Building Somewhere In Russia'
- 6 years ago
President Trump on Friday defended himself on Twitter over real estate project discussions in Russia.
President Trump on Friday defended himself after his former attorney Michael Cohen admitted in court that "he had engaged in negotiations to build a tower in Moscow for Mr. Trump well into the 2016 presidential campaign, far later than previously known," reports the New York Times.
"Oh, I get it! I am a very good developer, happily living my life, when I see our Country going in the wrong direction (to put it mildly)," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Against all odds, I decide to run for President & continue to run my business-very legal & very cool, talked about it on the campaign trail."
He continued: "Lightly looked at doing a building somewhere in Russia. Put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn't do the project. Witch Hunt!"
Trump made similar remarks on Thursday.
"I was running my business while I was campaigning," he told reporters. "There was a good chance that I wouldn't have won, in which case I would have gotten back into the business. And why should I lose lots of opportunities?"
"Though Trump frequently touted his real estate business generally on the campaign trail, he did not bring up his interest in a Moscow project as he ran for president and repeatedly denied that he had deals in Russia," notes the Washington Post.
President Trump on Friday defended himself after his former attorney Michael Cohen admitted in court that "he had engaged in negotiations to build a tower in Moscow for Mr. Trump well into the 2016 presidential campaign, far later than previously known," reports the New York Times.
"Oh, I get it! I am a very good developer, happily living my life, when I see our Country going in the wrong direction (to put it mildly)," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Against all odds, I decide to run for President & continue to run my business-very legal & very cool, talked about it on the campaign trail."
He continued: "Lightly looked at doing a building somewhere in Russia. Put up zero money, zero guarantees and didn't do the project. Witch Hunt!"
Trump made similar remarks on Thursday.
"I was running my business while I was campaigning," he told reporters. "There was a good chance that I wouldn't have won, in which case I would have gotten back into the business. And why should I lose lots of opportunities?"
"Though Trump frequently touted his real estate business generally on the campaign trail, he did not bring up his interest in a Moscow project as he ran for president and repeatedly denied that he had deals in Russia," notes the Washington Post.