President Trump on Tuesday cited a news report and claimed former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaMomentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina Majority of voters say Trump should not nominate a Supreme Court justice: poll MORE was aware of "Russian interference" several years ago.

"According to report just out, President Obama knew about Russian interference 3 years ago but he didn't want to anger Russia!" Trump tweeted.

According to report just out, President Obama knew about Russian interference 3 years ago but he didn't want to anger Russia! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 15, 2017

A Politico report published Monday said national security officials had warned the Obama administration several times between 2014 and 2016 about Russia's intentions to disrupt the U.S. political system.

“Even if the Russians and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin had these ambitions, they were doubtful of their capacity to execute them,” an official of the Obama administration told Politico.

Multiple investigations are now looking into the Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race, including any collusion between Moscow and members of the Trump campaign.

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Trump has decried the Russia probe as a "witch hunt" and he and his aides have repeatedly denied collusion.

Trump has in the past gone after his predecessor for not doing enough before the election as it relates to the Russian interference.

“Well I just heard today for the first time that Obama knew about Russia a long time before the election, and he did nothing about it," Trump said during a June interview on Fox. "But nobody wants to talk about that."