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U.S. NEWS Monday 19 March 2018

A frustrated Trump lashes out at special counsel Mueller

referring to a dossier of anti- Some of Mueller’s investi- private conversations with
Trump research funded by gators indeed have con- the president.
the Democratic Party and tributed to Democratic Trump has long believed
Hillary Clinton’s campaign. political candidates, but that the entrenched bu-
Likely adding to Trump’s Justice Department policy reaucracy, particularly at
growing frustration, The and federal service law bar the Justice Department
New York Times reported discrimination in the hiring and FBI, is out to thwart him,
last week that Mueller had of career positions on the and has pointed to Mc-
subpoenaed the Trump Or- basis of political affiliation. Cabe’s wife’s associations
ganization and requested Mueller is a Republican. with Democrats, including
Russia-related documents. A frustrated Trump has longtime Clinton ally Terry
Trump had said Mueller fumed to confidants that McAuliffe, as an example.
would cross a red line with the Mueller probe is “go- He also fumed to one confi-
such a step. “Why does the ing to choke the life out of” dant after seeing a promo-
Mueller team have 13 hard- his presidency if allowed tion for Comey’s forthcom-
ened Democrats, some big to continue unabated in- ing book, and the former
President Donald Trump talks with reporters during a meeting
in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is Crooked Hillary supporters, definitely, according to an FBI director will seek to en-
questioning the impartiality of Robert Mueller’s investigation and Zero Republicans?” outside adviser who insist- rich himself by besmirching
and says the probe is groundless, while raising doubts about Trump tweeted Sunday. ed on anonymity to discuss Trump’s reputation.q
whether a fired top FBI official kept personal memos outlining
his interactions with Trump.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Saturday by his personal
Associated Press lawyer for Rod Rosenstein,
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- whom Trump appointed
dent Donald Trump on Sun- as deputy attorney gener-
day took out his frustrations al and who now oversees
over the intensifying Russia Mueller’s inquiry, to “bring
investigation by lashing out an end” to that investiga-
at special counsel Robert tion. Republicans on the
Mueller, signaling a pos- House Intelligence Com-
sible shift away from a strat- mittee, which spent the
egy of cooperating with a past year conducting a
probe he believes is biased parallel investigation, re-
against him. In a series of cently said they had draft-
weekend tweets naming ed a report concluding no
Mueller for the first time, collusion or coordination
Trump criticized the inves- between Trump’s presiden-
tigation into Russian inter- tial campaign and Russia.
ference in the 2016 presi- Committee Democrats ve-
dential election and raised hemently disagreed.
fresh concerns about the “The Mueller probe should
objectivity and political never have been started
leanings of the members of in that there was no col-
Mueller’s team. Trump also lusion and there was no
challenged the honesty of crime,” Trump tweeted
Andrew McCabe, the new- Saturday. “It was based on
ly fired FBI deputy director, fraudulent activities and
and James Comey, the a Fake Dossier paid for by
bureau’s former director Crooked Hillary and the
whom Trump fired last year DNC, and improperly used
over the Russia probe. in FISA COURT for surveil-
The president’s aggres- lance of my campaign.
sive stance followed a call WITCH HUNT!” Trump was