Witch Hunt." In a spasm of anger - or is it panic? - he insisted, "After 7 months of investigations & committee hearings about my "collusion with the Russians", nobody has been able to show any proof.
The president tweeted Friday, "Despite the phony Witch Hunt going on in America, the economic & jobs numbers are great".
But keep in mind that in the opening statement that Comey presented to the intelligence committee, he noted that the FBI had been reluctant to publicly state that Trump was not under investigation "for a number of reasons, most importantly because it would create a duty to correct, should that change".
Hours after Mr Trump's tweet, a source close to his outside legal team said the President did not intend his tweet to be confirmation of the investigation but rather was a reaction to a Washington Post story about the probe from Wednesday (local time).
While FBI Director James Comey told President Trump on three separate occasions that he was not personally under investigation for colluding with Russians in the 2016 election, that's NOT necessarily the case anymore. Who would that be?
Trump's digital volley appeared to be trained at Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who recommended the firing last month of James Comey - an nearly unprecedented move that could yet imperil Trump's presidency. "#MAGA", Trump said in another tweet.
INSKEEP: He said, I was already planning to do it before I got the memo.
Interestingly, the infamous pee tape claims and allegations regarding Russian Federation investigation did not bother Trump after the release of James Comey's testimony.
HORSLEY: And the memo was all about the way Comey dealt with the email investigation of Hillary Clinton a year ago.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the finances and business dealings of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, as part of the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to officials familiar with the matter. As with the airline warning to put on the oxygen mask before helping others, Republicans need to adopt a plan aimed at curtailing Trump's self-destructive behavior. They both happened to be there for the formal investiture ceremony for Neil Gorsuch, the new.
INSKEEP: New Supreme Court justice.
Trump, if left to his own devices and to the influence of enablers, will destroy his presidency.
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He added: "Americans should be skeptical about anonymous allegations".
The president has long vehemently denied any collusion with Moscow.
Brand was confirmed as the No. 3 Justice Department official on a 52-46 vote in the Senate on May 18, with Democrats lining up against her.
HORSLEY: It's a - it was a very unusual statement from the deputy attorney general. Like, don't believe the leakers essentially is what he's suggesting.
The whole "fake news" phenomena is just another way he and his administration have discredited and undermined our democracy. Any idea why Rosenstein would take that unusual step?
INSKEEP: OK. And do you have any idea what is driving the president's messaging here, which seems very much at odds with, I don't know, a day ago or so when people were calling for bipartisan unity after a shooting?
HORSLEY: People including the president himself. We've seen a real sort of Jekyll-and-Hyde display from the White House this week.
President Donald Trump says it's "sad" that seven months of investigations and hearings into possible links between his campaign and Russian Federation have been fruitless.
He made similar comments yesterday which really fit the sort of standard presidential playbook.
HORSLEY: Good to be with you, Steve.
Despite the president's purported abhorrence for those within the government who leak news about the White House government to the press, almost every story about the White House involves anonymous statements.
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