Donald Trump's comment comes in response to one by conservative pundit George Will. | Getty Trump: 'I have ZERO investments in Russia'

Donald Trump sought to distance himself Tuesday from reports that Russian government hackers were responsible for the breach of Democratic National Committee servers in order to boost his presidential bid.

"In order to try and deflect the horror and stupidity of the Wikileakes disaster, the Dems said maybe it is Russia dealing with Trump. Crazy!" Trump tweeted. "For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia."


Hillary Clinton's campaign has suggested that the Kremlin is behind the hack, citing private-sector analysis that found two Russian intelligence agencies were responsible. President Barack Obama suggested in an interview with NBC News on Tuesday that he would not be surprised if Russia were responsible, given past cyberattacks from official Moscow.

Trump's comment comes after conservative pundit George Will suggested Monday on Fox News that Trump's tax returns might show business links to Russian oligarchs.

"Well, it's the sort of thing we might learn if we saw the candidate's tax returns," Will said. "Perhaps one more reason why we're not seeing his tax returns — because he is deeply involved in dealing with Russian oligarchs and others. Whether that's good, bad or indifferent, it's probably the reasonable surmise."