The Guardian has revealed that Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the FBI’s ongoing investigation into alleged collusion between Trump associates and Russia.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, Farage is of interest because of his relationships with several individuals. They include President Donald Trump, Trump’s adviser Roger Stone, and the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whom Farage visited in March.
“If you triangulate Russia, WikiLeaks, Assange and Trump associates the person who comes up with the most hits is Nigel Farage,” one source said. Farage has not been accused of wrongdoing and is not a suspect or a target of the US investigation.
On Thursday, Farage dismissed the story as “fake news”. He said he visited Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in March at the behest of LBC Radio “with a view to conducting an interview”.
He tweeted:
In response to the Guardian article, it has taken me a long time to finish reading because I am laughing so much at this fake news.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 1, 2017
And:
I consider it extremely doubtful that I could be a person of interest to the FBI as I have no connections to Russia.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 1, 2017
The Guardian put a series of questions to Nigel Farage over several weeks. So far he has declined to answer them.
They include:
- When did you first meet Donald Trump?
- What was the nature of your meeting with Julian Assange and what did you discuss?
- How much money have you received from your appearances on RT, the Russian state broadcaster?
- Have you hired a lawyer in the UK or US in connection with the FBI investigation into alleged collusion between Trump associates and Russia?
- Roger Stone, Trump’s political associate, has said he was in touch with Assange in 2016 via an “intermediary”. Were you that intermediary?
- Do you still talk with Mr Stone, Steve Bannon or President Trump?
