NIGEL Farage is reportedly a “person of interest” in the FBI’s investigation into links between Donald Trump and Russia.
According to reports in the Guardian, US counter-intelligence services are looking into the ex-Ukip boss because of his relationships and connections to so many of the people under investigation.
“If you triangulate Russia, WikiLeaks, Assange and Trump associates, the person who comes up with the most hits is Nigel Farage,” the paper’s source said.
“He’s right in the middle of these relationships.
“He turns up over and over again. There’s a lot of attention being paid to him.”
Farage has not been accused of anything criminal and is not currently considered a suspect. Being a person of interest means the FBI agents looking into the allegations believe “he may have information about the acts that are under investigation”.
The FBI is looking into claims Moscow meddled in last year’s presidential election to help the Trump campaign.
Trump’s short presidency has been dogged by claims he worked with senior Russian officials to influence the US election result.
An explosive dossier compiled by a former British intelligence agent, and published earlier this year suggested Moscow had a compromising tape of the half Scottish billionaire engaging in a niche sexual act.
The President flatly denied any collusion with the Kremlin, describing the investigations as “the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history”.
But US intelligence agencies have openly said they believe Moscow tried to tip the election in favour of the Republican.
One of the key strands in their investigation is the hacking of the emails of Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta. Those emails were published on Wikileaks, causing embarrassment and damaging the Democrats campaign.
Farage met with Assange, the Wikileaks editor, earlier this year. He was seen leaving the Ecuadorian embassy on March 9, where Assange has lived for years, and has since explained the reason for his visit as “journalistic reasons”.
The meeting came just days after he had meet with Trump.
The former Ukip leader has a good relationship with the President.
The two men share a mutual admiration, and both were responsible for world changing election results last year.
They have met with each other frequently, and Farage has good contacts with some of Trump’s key advisors.
Farage said: “In response to the Guardian article, it has taken me a long time to finish reading because I am laughing so much.
“This hysterical attempt to associate me with the Putin regime is a result of the liberal elite being unable to accept Brexit and the election of President Trump.
“For the record I have never been to Russia, I’ve had no business dealings with Russia in my previous life and I have appeared approximately three times on RT in the last 18 months.
“I consider it extremely doubtful that I could be a person of interest to the FBI as I have no connections to Russia.”
The FBI’s national press office said it had no comment on Farage.
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