President Trump defended himself against obstruction of justice claims, arguing that he had to fight back against a “made up, phony crime.”
“The Russia Witch Hunt is rapidly losing credibility. House Intelligence Committee found No Collusion, Coordination or anything else with Russia. So now the Probe says OK, what else is there? How about Obstruction for a made up, phony crime.There is no O, it’s called Fighting Back,” Trump tweeted early Monday.
[Trump cheers House Intelligence Committee finding: ‘No evidence… of collusion’]
The Russia Witch Hunt is rapidly losing credibility. House Intelligence Committee found No Collusion, Coordination or anything else with Russia. So now the Probe says OK, what else is there? How about Obstruction for a made up, phony crime.There is no O, it’s called Fighting Back
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2018
Special counsel Robert Mueller is said to be looking into whether Trump obstructed his investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Trump has long called the investigation a “witch hunt.”
It’s unclear whether Trump plans to sit for an interview with Mueller. Trump’s lawyers have advised him against doing so, but Trump has repeatedly said he’d be OK being interviewed as long as the special counsel is fair to him.
Several Trump aides and Russian entities have already been charged in the investigation.
Trump continued to lash out at the investigation in a subsequent tweet targeting the political affiliations of some of Mueller’s investigators.
“The 13 Angry Democrats in charge of the Russian Witch Hunt are starting to find out that there is a Court System in place that actually protects people from injustice…and just wait ‘till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!”
The 13 Angry Democrats in charge of the Russian Witch Hunt are starting to find out that there is a Court System in place that actually protects people from injustice…and just wait ‘till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2018
Mueller himself is a longtime Republican.
