It would not bother the US president if former officials James Comey and John Brennan ended up in custody

US President Donald Trump has said he would not mind seeing ex-FBI Director James Comey and ex-CIA Director John Brennan handcuffed and arrested live on TV due to their alleged role in the Russiagate hoax.

Trump made the remarks in an interview with the Daily Caller published on Saturday, stating that it would "not bother [him] at all" if the two former intel chiefs end up in custody.

"What they did is a disgrace. They cheated, they lied, they did so many bad things, evil things that were so bad for the country, and because they did something to me that should have never been done, nobody thought they'd ever do that," Trump stated.

"They should be [arrested] because they're crooked and they got caught," he added.

The situation with Brennan and Comey is different from what the US administration had on its hands with Hillary Clinton, Trump suggested, apparently referring to the email controversy dating back to her tenure as the US secretary of state.

"Hillary's a good example. We had Hillary cold. I didn't want to see that. I didn't want the, you know, the wife of a president, to go to jail, but she was stone cold guilty of things," Trump stated.

The Trump administration launched a probe into the Russiagate hoax shortly after the US president assumed the post for the second time early this year. The investigation has been spearheaded by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has repeatedly pledged to get to the bottom of what she described as a "treasonous conspiracy" to delegitimize Trump's 2016 election victory and a "years-long coup."

Since mid-July, Gabbard has released multiple documents that allegedly expose a coordinated effort by senior Obama-era officials, as well as structures linked to billionaire George Soros, to falsely accuse Trump of colluding with Russia.

Moscow has consistently denied any interference in the 2016 election, with Russian officials describing the allegations as a product of partisan infighting. The Russiagate scandal heavily damaged relations between Moscow and Washington, resulting in sanctions, asset seizures, and a further erosion of diplomatic engagement.

(RT.com)