President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE late Saturday railed against the indictment of Roger Stone Roger Jason StoneOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Justice IG investigating Stone sentencing: report Romney says Trump's protest tweets 'clearly intended to further inflame racial tensions' MORE, insisting that he did not work with his longtime confidant "anywhere near the Election" and complaining that the focus should instead be on obstacles his campaign faced in 2016.

In a series of tweets, Trump cited allegations in Stone's indictment that data was released during the 2016 campaign to damage then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE.

The president suggested he was subject to similar campaigns, pointing to the so-called Steele dossier, which he dubbed a "total phony conjob."

ADVERTISEMENT

The dossier contained several salacious allegations, some of which were unverified, about Trump's relationship to Russia. The dossier was published by BuzzFeed in January 2017, after the election.

The president also argued via Twitter he was subjected to "one sided Fake Media coverage (collusion with Crooked H?)," and "bias by Facebook and many others."

CBS reports that in the Roger Stone indictment, data was “released during the 2016 Election to damage Hillary Clinton.” Oh really! What about the Fake and Unverified “Dossier,” a total phony conjob, that was paid for by Crooked Hillary to damage me and the Trump Campaign? What... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2019

....about all of the one sided Fake Media coverage (collusion with Crooked H?) that I had to endure during my very successful presidential campaign. What about the now revealed bias by Facebook and many others. Roger Stone didn’t even work for me anywhere near the Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2019

WITCH HUNT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2019

Some Republicans have levied allegations that Facebook and other social media platforms are biased against conservatives, a charge those companies have sought to address.

Trump has sought to distance himself from Stone in the wake of his arrest on Friday morning.

Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE allege Stone lied to Congress about his interactions regarding WikiLeaks, the organization that released hacked emails from high-level Democrats that U.S. intelligence officials later tied to a broader plot by the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 election.

Stone is also accused of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russian interference.

Stone, an informal adviser on Trump's 2016 campaign, has professed his innocence and maintained he will not testify against the president.

With Stone's arrest, six former Trump associates have been implicated in Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The White House has insisted in each case that the president did nothing wrong.