'It's a witch hunt': Trump's brash fight against Mueller
President Donald Trump's strategist warned him not to fire FBI director James Comey. His advisors told him to stop tweeting about the Russia investigation. And his lawyers encouraged him to cooperate.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report Thursday ruled that Trump's campaign did not criminally conspire with Russians to skew the 2016 election, and drew no conclusion on allegations of obstruction."As I have been saying all along, NO COLLUSION - NO OBSTRUCTION!" Trump tweeted in a fist-pump of victory. pic.twitter.com/222atp7wuB
The result was Mueller's appointment to lead the Russia investigation, expanding it to include obstruction of justice.But the next day, he switched gears into offense, launching a grinding public relations war guided mostly by his own instincts.It was pure Trump style - weaving a narrative that struck a chord with his supporters and riled his opponents.
His constant attacks on Mueller's investigators, the Justice Department, and potential witnesses against him bolstered the allegations of obstruction. With Mueller's investigators closing in on the White House in early 2018, Trump churned his team, recruiting attorneys who would fight back. Giuliani fed reporters tidbits behind the scenes and went on television with tactical denials and counterattacks that may have had little real substance but supported Trump's claim that he was under political assault.
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