Trump to Sessions: Stop Mueller Probe Now
By CNBC. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe immediately, escalating his attacks on the inquiry.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now,” the president wrote in a post on Twitter. “Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!”
..This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
Trump’s tweet came before the trial of ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort entered its second day in federal court in Virginia. Manafort is being tried by Mueller’s team. . .
Later Wednesday, ABC News, citing sources said that Trump’s tweetstorm was sparked by the president learning within the past day or so that Mueller’s office wants to question him about obstruction of justice. ABC said Mueller “will limit the scope of questioning and would like to ask questions both orally and written for the President to respond to.”
Sessions, who endorsed Trump’s presidential bid during the 2016 campaign, recused himself from the Russia investigation last March, before Mueller was appointed as special counsel to investigate both foreign interference in the presidential election, and possible collusion with Russians with the Trump campaign. The investigation is being overseen by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who has defended Mueller against critics in Congress. (Read more from “Trump to Sessions: Stop Mueller Probe Now” HERE)
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Donald Trump Tells Sessions to Shut Down Mueller Probe; Aides Quickly Play Down Remarks
By USA Today. . .Democratic lawmakers seized on Trump’s tweet, saying it was a clear effort to thwart justice.
“This is an attempt to obstruct justice hiding in plain sight,” tweeted Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee.
The president’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said his client “was expressing his opinion on his favored medium” for communicating, not issuing an order to his attorney general.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump made clear that he wanted to see Mueller finish the investigation. . .
Mueller is investigating Russian attempts to sway the 2016 election toward Trump and whether anyone from Trump’s presidential campaign cooperated with Moscow. He is examining whether there were any attempts to obstruct the investigation. (Read more from “Donald Trump Tells Sessions to Shut Down Mueller Probe; Aides Quickly Play Down Remarks” HERE)
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