Trump: Russia 'Non-Sense' a 'Cover-Up' Over Hillary's 'Many Mistakes' in Campaign

President Donald Trump branded reports of links between his team and Russia "non-sense" and a "cover-up" of the "many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton's losing campaign."

In a series of Twitter posts Wednesday morning, Trump also suggested that the NSA and FBI are "illegally" passing information to The New York Times and The Washington Post. 

This Russian connection non-sense is merely an attempt to cover-up the many mistakes made in Hillary Clinton's losing campaign.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017

Information is being illegally given to the failing @nytimes & @washingtonpost by the intelligence community (NSA and FBI?).Just like Russia

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017

He followed up later with another tweet underscoring "the real scandal."

The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by "intelligence" like candy. Very un-American!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017

At one point, Trump took time to praise Eli Lake, a Bloomberg View columnist, for an interview he gave to Fox News Channel's "Hannity" on Tuesday evening. 

Thank you to Eli Lake of The Bloomberg View - "The NSA & FBI...should not interfere in our politics...and is" Very serious situation for USA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017

Trump eventually took a shot at his predecessor in the White House, nothing that Crimea "was taken by Russia during the Obama Administration." 

Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017

Trump's Twitter volley began before 7 a.m, Wednesday, with a tweet slamming the "fake news media. He targeted "their conspiracy theories and blind hatred" and mentioned MSBNC and CNN as "unwatchable," while calling Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" show "great."

The fake news media is going crazy with their conspiracy theories and blind hatred. @MSNBC & @CNN are unwatchable. @foxandfriends is great!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017