President Trump on Wednesday publicly called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to immediately end the “rigged witch hunt,” a phrase he uses to refer to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
“This is a terrible situation,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further.”
Trump accused Mueller of being “totally conflicted” as head of the investigation, though he did not detail in the tweet what he thinks are Mueller’s alleged conflicts. Over the weekend, in another tweet, Trump called on Mueller to release his “conflicts of interest” in regards to the “very nasty” and “contentious” business relationship Trump claimed the two had.
Trump’s tweet comes as Mueller is reportedly investigating whether the president obstructed the probe into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 presidential election.
Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is on trial in Alexandria, Va., for tax evasion and bank fraud. Manafort has pleaded not guilty. The case is being prosecuted by the special counsel. Prosecutors allege Manafort failed to pay taxes on millions he made working for a Russia-friendly Ukrainian political party. He then lied to secure loans when his cash flow dried up, prosecutors say. Manafort also faces related charges in Washington, D.C. In neither case does Manafort face charges relating to possible collusion with Russia.
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