Donald Trump actually said...

"This is really an attack on a political opponent. That's all it is."

"This is an assault on America. Nothing like this has ever happened before. There's never been anything like it."

"I don't think they even paid any money to that tabloid. Okay? I don't think we made a payment to that tabloid. Nobody except for me would be looked at like this. Nobody."

"Well, it's election interference and it's got to stop. It's a third world country."