President of the United States Donald Trump admitted that his team tried to cooperate with the Russians in the course of the 2016 election campaign. However, the candidate himself from the Republicans at that time knew nothing about this. Bridges with the Russians were directed by his son, Donald Trump, Jr., without the permission of his father. "It was a meeting to get information about the opponent (Hillary Clinton)," wrote Trump on Twitter. He pointed out that his son did not commit anything illegal:

it's a common thing in politics to collect dirt on rivals. Trump's team did not even take advantage of this information, the White House leader said.. According to Trump Sr., he does not worry at all that his son is recognized as a "Kremlin agent" and he will become the defendant in the case of "Russian interference in the American elections". Earlier, he repeatedly stated that the congressional investigation of the Kremlin's influence on American voters is ridiculous and it's time to stop "witch hunt".