Senator Jeff Flake, who has not ruled out running against Donald Trump for the White House, on Sunday criticized as a “diversion tactic” the president’s unsubstantiated allegation last week of an FBI “spy” being planted in his election campaign. “The president had this diversion tactic, obviously, with so-called Spygate,” Flake said of Trump’s assertions last week. “There is concern that the president is laying the groundwork to move on Bob Mueller or Rosenstein. Trump and the White House have repeatedly denied any collusion by the campaign, or any other wrongdoing. Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, he said, “There is no evidence to support that spy theory.

Source: Huffington Post May 27, 2018 18:22 UTC