A Republican congressman said he will meet with
President Donald Trump to tell him that Russia was not behind the hack of a
Democratic National Committee computer server last summer.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., told Fox News'
Sean Hannity that he recently met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who
presented evidence that showed another entity, not Russia, stole the DNC data.
"It is my understanding from other parties
who are trying to arrange a rendezvous with myself and the president, it is
being arranged for me to give him the firsthand information from
[Assange]," said Rohrabacher, who generally takes a pro-Russia stance on
issues.
"If the information comes out, there will
be an outrage among the American people that their time has been wasted.
They've had this story over and over and again shoved down their throats as if
the Russians colluded with Donald Trump, and this is an attempt, as I say, to
negate their vote in the ballot booth.
"When the American people realize that this
is a con job and a power grab they'll be upset."
Assange reportedly told Rohrabacher that Russia
was not involved in the data theft.
"I'm trying to get this out in the public
now where we can get this Julian Assange thing straightened out so that people
know that it wasn't the Russians that hacked into the system, and that's not
how this information was released," Rohrabacher said Monday.
There are several congressional investigations and
a Department of Justice probe looking at whether the Trump campaign colluded
with Russia. A report earlier this month claimed the DNC hack never
took place, and instead it was someone on the inside who leaked sensitive
information.
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