President Trump on Tuesday accused special counsel Robert Mueller of damaging the criminal justice system, a day after Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was accused of breaking the terms of his plea agreement.
In several tweets Tuesday morning, Trump berated Mueller over the “phony witch hunt” Russia investigation, questioned the former FBI director’s credibility, and accused him of ruining the lives of people caught up in the investigation.
“Wait until it comes out how horribly & viciously they are treating people, ruining lives for them refusing to lie. Mueller is a conflicted prosecutor gone rogue,” Trump wrote.
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The Phony Witch Hunt continues, but Mueller and his gang of Angry Dems are only looking at one side, not the other. Wait until it comes out how horribly & viciously they are treating people, ruining lives for them refusing to lie. Mueller is a conflicted prosecutor gone rogue….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2018
“He is doing TREMENDOUS damage to our Criminal Justice System, where he is only looking at one side and not the other. Heroes will come of this, and it won’t be Mueller,” he added.
….The Fake News Media builds Bob Mueller up as a Saint, when in actuality he is the exact opposite. He is doing TREMENDOUS damage to our Criminal Justice System, where he is only looking at one side and not the other. Heroes will come of this, and it won’t be Mueller and his…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2018
….terrible Gang of Angry Democrats. Look at their past, and look where they come from. The now $30,000,000 Witch Hunt continues and they’ve got nothing but ruined lives. Where is the Server? Let these terrible people go back to the Clinton Foundation and “Justice” Department!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2018
Several people entangled in the Mueller investigation, including the president’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, have pleaded guilty to lying to authorities.
On Monday, prosecutors accused Manafort of breaking the terms of his plea agreement by lying to the FBI and special counsel “on a variety of subject matters.” Prosecutors have not said what Manafort is accused of lying about, but the terms of his plea deal, reached in September, are now in jeopardy and he could face a life sentence as a result.
Lawyers for Manafort denied their client lied to investigators after the plea deal was reached.
