Trump Calls $100,000 Russia Spent on Facebook Ads to Elect Him ‘Tiny Amount,’ Likens it to Free Press

Again Downplays Severity of Russian Meddling

Donald Trump, having returned from his 74th trip to one of his golf courses since January, took to Twitter early Saturday evening to further downplay the severity of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

“Officials behind the now discredited ‘Dossier’ plead the Fifth,” Trump began. “Justice Department and/or FBI should immediately release who paid for it!”

The president then turned to the “tiny” amount of money Russia spent in divisive ads as part of its campaign to damage voters’ faith in the U.S. election system and to elect Donald Trump. Facebook revealed

Last month, Facebook revealed to Congress that Russians had bought $100,000 in ads from the social media giant, which could have reached 70 million Americans. Of note, 70,000 or so votes across three key states handed gave Donald Trump an Electoral College victory and thus, the presidency.

“Keep hearing about the ‘tiny’ amount of money spent on Facebook ads,” Trump wrote. “What about the billions of dollars of Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC & CBS?”

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