President Trump said Friday that Democrats have placed their focus on Michael Cohen this week because the investigation into Russian collusion are “falling apart.”
The president lashed out on social media after Cohen gave three straight days of testimony to three different committees.
“Now that the 2 year Russian Collusion case has fallen apart, there was no Collusion except bye Crooked Hillary and the Democrats, they say, ‘gee, I have an idea, let’s look at Trump’s finances and every deal he has ever done. Let’s follow discredited Michael Cohen and the fraudulent and dishonest statements he made on Wednesday,” Trump tweeted.
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Oh’ I see! Now that the 2 year Russian Collusion case has fallen apart, there was no Collusion except bye Crooked Hillary and the Democrats, they say, “gee, I have an idea, let’s look at Trump’s finances and every deal he has ever done. Let’s follow discredited Michael Cohen…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2019
…and the fraudulent and dishonest statements he made on Wednesday. No way, it’s time to stop this corrupt and illegally brought Witch Hunt. Time to start looking at the other side where real crimes were committed. Republicans have been abused long enough. Must end now!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 1, 2019
Mueller’s probe is expected to be coming to an end in the coming weeks with no known indictments related to Russia collusion so far, and the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee recently said his panel’s inquiry has found no evidence of collusion.
However, with Democrats taking control of the House this term, congressional investigations are ramping up in the intelligence, finance, and judiciary committees looking at the president’s finances and ties to Russia.
In public testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Cohen testified about his work to protect Trump as his so-called fixer, including his involvement in making hush-money payments to women claiming to have had affairs with Trump.
