“Total Witch Hunt” – Trump Slams Mueller’s Bias As Probe Pivots To Obstruction

Monday, March 19, 2018
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Mon, 03/19/2018

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump and his allies have stepped up their pressure on Special Counsel Robert Mueller, with Trump’s top lawyer telling reporters that the probe should be ended, and Trump tweeting that the probe “should never have been started” – eliciting an outraged response from Trump’s political opponents, including the New York Times.

Notably, Trump’s attacks followed reports former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe met with Robert Mueller and turned over memos he took regarding his interactions with the president. Later, reports said Mueller was chiefly concerned with McCabe’s account of Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey.

And on Monday, in the latest indication that Mueller’s probe into Russia-Trump collusion is now fixated on determining whether the president obstructed justice by firing his FBI director, Axios reported that, in recent days, Mueller’s conversations with Trump’s legal team have primarily focused on Trump’s conduct since taking office – the latest suggestion that Mueller is planning some action pertaining to obstruction.

At least so far, the top two topics that Mueller has expressed interest in are the firings of Comey and national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Why does this matter? Axios explains that this suggests Mueller is zeroing in on obstruction – since it’s the only lead being investigated that occurred after Trump took office. Trump famously admitted that he fired Comey because of the Russia probe – though that remark was immediately walked back.

The subject of Mueller’s questions is of paramount importance right now because the special counsel’s office is presently negotiating with Trump’s lawyers over the parameters for a possible presidential interview. As we’ve pointed out, one avenue being explored by Trump’s lawyers is whether Mueller would accept written answers – similar to the arrangement worked out for Ronald Reagan during the Iran-Contra investigation.

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