President of the United States Donald Trump "refused to criticize" the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The refusal extended even to personal conversations, former FBI director James Komi told ABC News, RT. "Even after Trump became president, I realized that he would not criticize him even privately. I understand that the president could make a geopolitical decision that he should not criticize the leader of the host country publicly for some reason.

But I realized that President Trump would not do this even face to face, "said Komi, talking about the times of work in the office of the head of the department. Answering the question about the reasons for the American leader's refusal to "criticize Vladimir Putin," the ex-FBI chief stressed that he does not know these reasons. "I do not know the reason. I mean, for me it was a mystery, "he said.. However, Komi did not rule out the possibility of Russia having compromising on Donald Trump.