At a time when many Americans are taking a deep sigh that the Mueller investigation is turning up the Russian bad guys and girls, Trump is defending them. Trump needs to reflect on the fact he asked Russia to find emails deleted from the Clinton server after they were scoured by Clinton's attorneys for official content that needed to be included in the USA archives of the State Department.
Trump is not an innocent by-stander. He invoked Russia's assistance.
If one recalls the FBI was already looking for the emails when they took possession of the server.
If one recalls the FBI was already looking for the emails when they took possession of the server.
February 18, 2018
Amid President Donald Trump's blistering tweetstorm (click here) Sunday morning after special counsel Robert Mueller announced a fresh round of indictments on Friday, several prominent Democrats and Republicans had some tough words for the president.
Trump's lengthy string of tweets included support for the conspiracy theory that the Russia investigation distracted the FBI from tips about the Florida shooter, claims that he never said Russia hadn't meddled in the election (he did), and attacks on Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, whom Trump called "the leakin' monster of no control."
The president also reiterated a point he has made after nearly every revelation in the Russia probe — that despite the mounting indictments in the investigation, there is still no evidence against him, and that the probe vindicates him....
