The phrase "a statement claiming the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a statement that asserts or alleges something, often in a legal or formal context.
Example: "The report included a statement claiming the company had violated environmental regulations."
Alternatives: "a declaration asserting the" or "an assertion stating the".
Last week it issued a statement claiming the programme was legitimising racism.
The organisation issued a statement claiming the service should focus on fighting illegal drug use rather than attacking films for alleged "propaganda".
Trump responded with a statement claiming the court ruling had blocked "one of the most unconstitutional actions ever undertaken by a president".
But on the night Anderson died, the Cleveland police department released a statement claiming the officers had handcuffed her because she was resisting them.
The strong suspicion of the Indonesian authorities that the attack had been to a greater or lesser extent orchestrated from Syria was confirmed later when Isis released a statement claiming the atrocity.
The Pakistani Taliban released the pictures as they issued a statement claiming the attack was justified because the Pakistani army had long been killing innocent children and families of their fighters.
A statement claimed the film "contains important historical inaccuracies as well as scenes of pure fiction" and has been "pointlessly glamorised".
In the West Bank city of Hebron, a Hamas cell released a printed statement claiming the attack, as well as a videotape of the man that Israel said carried it out.
Now, director Andrew Wakefield and producer Del Bigtree have fired back in a joint statement, claiming the move amounts to a corporate conspiracy.
Forest boss Alex McLeish wanted the 27-year-old former Stevenage player but Peterborough issued a club statement claiming the move collapsed because of an inconclusive vision test.
The president's office responded quickly to the revelations with a statement claiming that the president's wife, Angelica Rivera, was in the process of buying the property from the company for an unspecified price.
