President Trump asserted on Saturday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia should never have been opened in the first place.
“The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
“It was based on fraudulent activities and a Fake Dossier paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC, and improperly used in FISA COURT for surveillance of my campaign. WITCH HUNT!”
The Mueller probe should never have been started in that there was no collusion and there was no crime. It was based on fraudulent activities and a Fake Dossier paid for by Crooked Hillary and the DNC, and improperly used in FISA COURT for surveillance of my campaign. WITCH HUNT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018
The tweet came hours after Trump’s lawyer, John Dowd, released a statement calling on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller’s investigation, to shut down the probe.
Dowd initially told the Daily Beast that the statement was issued on behalf of Trump, but later reversed course, saying it was given in his personal capacity.
Still, Trump has repeatedly lambasted Mueller’s investigation as a “witch hunt,” arguing that there was no improper contact or coordination between his campaign and Moscow. He reportedly sought last summer to have Mueller fired, but backed down from that position after White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign.
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JUST IN: Trump: "Mueller probe should never have been started" https://t.co/czndXAwk7C pic.twitter.com/6USMhqOZpb
— The Hill (@thehill) March 18, 2018
Only two real options on Dowd's initial comment this AM – Trump approved it and was happy with it, or Trump wanted him to go further, was unhappy he didn't, and is doing so himself now.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 18, 2018
I’ve forgotten which lawyer was supposedly keeping Trump from tweeting about Mueller. Apparently that lawyer is losing sway. https://t.co/uVCK9OoRXz
— Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) March 18, 2018
This is the *first* time @realDonaldTrump has used Mueller’s name in a tweet. https://t.co/2yGgln7HPh
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 18, 2018
Grandpa Ranty is showing Consciouness of Guilt again. https://t.co/bizXVAWZS8
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 18, 2018
And it begins. https://t.co/Rx4uvtNbav
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) March 18, 2018
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