President Trump openly questioned on Saturday whether the Obama administration wanted to damage Hillary Clinton's chances in the 2016 election by not immediately reacting to evidence of Russian meddling.

"Obama Administration official said they 'choked' when it came to acting on Russian meddling of election. They didn't want to hurt Hillary?", Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon.

Obama Administration official said they "choked" when it came to acting on Russian meddling of election. They didn't want to hurt Hillary? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2017

The Obama administration official he is quoting is one from a Washington Post report on Friday that said former President Barack Obama was given information in August 2016 about Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering specific instructions to his operatives to undermine Clinton's campaign in favor of Trump's. It wasn't until October that Obama finally addressed the public about the suspected Russian hacking. Obama then slapped sanctions on Russia in December and reportedly authorized a cyber weapons project targeting in Russia's infrastructure.

Clinton, who served as Obama's secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, lost the Nov. 8 election. Obama had endorsed her and campaigned on her behalf.

Trump's tweet Saturday, which he sent after spending several hours at his golf course in Virginia, could be a conclusion that he reached in answer to the question he tweeted in response to the Post report Friday evening: "The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?"

He also seemed to address the investigations into Russian interference in a tweet urging that the focus be placed on the Obama administration and not himself. "Since the Obama Administration was told way before the 2016 Election that the Russians were meddling, why no action? Focus on them, not T!", he tweeted.

Since the Obama Administration was told way before the 2016 Election that the Russians were meddling, why no action? Focus on them, not T! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2017

The U.S. intelligence community reported in January with "high confidence" that Russian operatives worked to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.