Farage: FBI person of interest claim a joke
NIGEL Farage last night laughed off claims that he is a “person of interest” in the FBI’s investigation into possible collusion between the Kremlin and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
The former UKIP leader and serving MEP described a report from the Guardian as “hysterical” and claimed it is “extremely doubtful” he could be a person of interest as he has “no connections” to Russia.
In a statement titled “fake news”, Farage said: “In response to the Guardian article, it has taken me a long time to finish reading because I am laughing so much.
“This hysterical attempt to associate me with the Putin regime is a result of the liberal elite being unable to accept Brexit and the election of President Trump.
“For the record, I have never been to Russia, I’ve had no business dealings with Russia in my previous life and I have appeared approximately three times on RT (Russia Today) in the last 18 months.
“I consider it extremely doubtful that I could be a person of interest to the FBI as I have no connections to Russia.”
Farage also revealed he met WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange – who remains in the Ecuadorian embassy in London despite Swedish prosecutors last month dropping a sevenyear investigation over an allegation of rape, which he denies – “with a view to conducting an interview”.