Trump still says that the controversy in Russia is "all a big hoax"

President Trump crowned a week of contradictory statements about Russia's activities during the 2016 presidential campaign tweeting: "Everything is a big hoax" Sunday night.

"So, President Obama knew Russia before the election," tweeted Trump. "Why did not he do something about it, why did not he tell us about our campaign, because all this is a big hoax, that's why, and he thought Crooked Hillary [Clinton] was going to win! "

It was not known exactly what Trump considered a hoax – the ongoing investigation into whether his campaign was in collusion with Russian officials or the idea that Russia had interfered in the election campaign at any time. However, the tweet echoes the comments he's made in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News that aired on Monday.

"He thought Hillary Clinton was going to win and he did not want to do anything to upset him," Trump said at the time. "And frankly, when I won, he said," It's the biggest deal. But before he won, he said, "This is nothing and it can not happen." After his infamous press conference today with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday, Trump has tried several times to reassure the American public that he accepted the unanimous conclusion of the intelligence community that the Kremlin's interference had occurred.

On Tuesday, the President tried to assert that He had used a "double negative" and meant "would" instead of "would not do it" in a key phrase during his press conference about who was responsible for the electoral interference "The sentence should have been: I do not see any reason why I would not do it – or why it would not be Russia, "said the president Tuesday before a meeting with Republican members of Congress. [19659006ThenextdayTrumparponded"no"tothequestionof;unjournalistedemandantsilaRussIwasstillvisitingtheUnitedStatesSomehighesthoursofthePressChallengeSarahSanderswasgiventhisTrumpwasimplementedthatwasfullofthe"1965"letweetductsoftheStepSoftwatcheswasgainsthighlightedthatwassupportedTrumpofAssistanceandPartisans

"The Evidence Is Overwhelming," Rep. Trey Gowdy, RS.C, told "Fox News Sunday" hours before Trump's last missive. "Russia is not our friend and they tried to attack us in 2016."

The most striking comments of a Trump advisor came on Thursday when National Intelligence Director Dan Coats told the Aspen Security Forum that he hoped the President would not Did not meet individually with Putin. When Coats was informed by Andrea Mitchell of NBC News that Trump had invited Putin to Washington in the fall, he put his hand in his ear and told him, "Repeat that". He then took a deep breath and continued, "OK, it's going to be special."

On Saturday, Coats issued a clarifying statement: "My response, while awkward, was by no means meant to be disrespectful or criticize the actions of "The President must either trust the people he has chosen to advise him, or the advisors to reevaluate whether or not they may serve in that administration," Gowdy said Sunday, "But the disconnect can not continue when the evidence is overwhelming and the President needs to say it and act like that."

Fox O'Reilly and Andrew Associated Press contributed to this report.