Trump Calls on Sessions to 'stop' Mueller Probe
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Trump calls on Sessions to 'stop' Mueller probe
Dylan Stableford 48 minutes ago
President Trump, special counsel Robert Mueller and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP, AP, Matt Rourke/AP, AP [2]) President Trump on Wednesday for the first time called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to shut down special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia and Trump’s obstruction of the probe.
“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,” Trump tweeted . “Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!”
The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.
Mueller, a registered Republican , recently charged 12 Russian intelligence officials in connection with the 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee’s computer server — bringing the total number of individual indictments to 32 . Five people, including former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and ex-campaign aide George Papadopoulos, have pleaded guilty to charges and are cooperating with Mueller.
Trump has frequently taken his frustration with Mueller’s ongoing investigation out on Sessions, who recused himself from the probe in March 2017 after it was revealed he had had undisclosed meetings with the Russian ambassador. According to the New York Times , Trump asked Sessions to reverse his decision during a March 2017 meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort — a confrontation that is being investigated by Mueller as part of a potential obstruction case.
The president now says he regrets picking Sessions as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
“The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions didn’t tell me he was going to recuse himself,” Trump tweeted in June . “I would have quickly picked someone else. So much time and money wasted, so many lives ruined.”
President Trump with Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the FBI National Academy graduation ceremony in Quantico, Va., Dec. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
The president has been attacking Mueller and denouncing his investigation for months. But Wednesday’s tweet marks the first time he directly called on Sessions to shutter Mueller’s probe.
Trump’s call also comes as his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is standing trial in Alexandria, Va., on bank and tax fraud charges relating to his work as a political consultant for a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party in 2014. Manafort’s indictment was among the first brought by Mueller’s investigation. Manafort faces related federal charges in Washington, D.C., where his trial will begin in September.
“Paul Manafort worked for Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and many other highly prominent and respected political leaders,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday . “He worked for me for a very short time. Why didn’t government tell me that he was under investigation. These old charges have nothing to do with Collusion — a Hoax!”
Trump continued to fume on Twitter about the probe, reviving his long-held complaints about former FBI Director James Comey, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, and FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, as well as the controversial dossier prepared by British spy Christopher Steele.
“Russian Collusion with the Trump Campaign, one of the most successful in history, is a TOTAL HOAX,” the president tweeted . “The Democrats paid for the phony and discredited Dossier which was, along with Comey, McCabe, Strzok and his lover, the lovely Lisa Page, used to begin the Witch Hunt. Disgraceful!”
Hunter Walker contributed reporting to this story from Washington
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Hmmm, I wonder why the shitstain in chief is so frantic? Could it be because Manafort went on trial today? Along with all the other indictments and guilty pleas?
... there was no collusion...
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But if there was, it isn't illegal...
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Legal on a day ending with a y.
Yeah, that ain't happening....can we say obstruction if it does.
This tweet is just more evidence of obstruction of justice.
What Trump really wants is another Saturday Night Massacre.
I'm surprised he didn't stamp his feet when he said it should stop RIGHT NOW. He's pathetic.
I don't see the confederate elf doing much of anything trump asks of him after being maligned in the media for the last 18 months.
These are not the actions of an innocent man. Pretty telling that trump would agree to being interviewed but;
Questions have to be delivered in advance.
Can't be longer than 2 hours.
ABSOLUTELY no questions about obstruction of justice.
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WTF?
Why not jusy say, "look, we know he's guilty of obstruction of justice, but if you don't ask him about it, then there is no crime!"
Trump is a pathological liar, which means he can't help himself. If he is questioned under oath, he will perjure himself within the first two minutes. All his lawyers and all his White House advisers know this. He's never going to be interviewed by Mueller.
I give it 30 secs until he perjures himself
Trump meeting with Iran, no preconditions at all.
Trump meeting with Mueller? MANY preconditions.
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If that doesn't send up a few red flags for you, nothing will.