WASHINGTON Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday criticized the ongoing investigation into alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. election and noted that President Donald Trump appears to share Moscows view.

Russia is not involved in your domestic politics, Lavrov said in a morning briefing at the Russian Embassy. President Trump publicly says that all of it is false news. ... Everyone keeps saying that everyone knows everything but giving no proof. Well, its not serious.

Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on the U.S. intelligence communitys assessment that the Russian government directed a campaign of hacking last year to benefit his candidacy. On Tuesday night, he fired FBI Director James Comey, whose agency has been investigating apparent Russian contacts with the Trump presidential campaign since last July.

The president publicly cited Comeys handling of a probe into former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons email use as the reason for the firing, but press reports suggest that his anger over the continuing Russia investigation was Trumps true motivation. The New York Times has since reported that Comey requested more resources for the Russia work just last week.

Republican leaders, including some who occasionally break from party ranks like Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Rand Paul (Ky.), and conservative media have rallied behind Trump , rejecting claims that a special independent prosecutor is necessary.