Trump decries ‘total obstruction of justice’ over Strzok-Page text messages

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President Trump flipped the script on Robert Mueller, claiming the special counsel’s team should be investigated for possibly obstructing justice.

Trump made the assertion Saturday regarding text messages exchanged between two former FBI employees, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who sparked internal and congressional inquiries into potential bias at the bureau. The president alleged Mueller’s team “deleted” the messages, although an internal watchdog inquiry found this was not the case.

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