Trump says Comey’s friendship with Robert Mueller is ‘very bothersome’ for Russia investigation and insists again there was ‘no collusion’ on his part
President Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox and Friends
A teaser of his interview with Ainsley Earhardt was aired by Fox on Thursday
Declined to answer if Robert Mueller should recuse himself from Russia probe
Instead, he pointed to his ‘very troublesome’ friendship with James Comey
Trump said there was ‘no obstruction, no collusion’ by him or his campaign team
He said all of those brought on to investigate it were ‘Hillary Clinton supporters’
Melania also took part in the interview, saying she and Barron were ‘all settled’ and ‘very busy’ in their new home
By JENNIFER SMITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
23 June 2017
President Trump believes the friendship between ousted FBI director James Comey and Robert Mueller, the special prosecutor tasked with probing his election team’s ties to Russia, is ‘very bothersome’.
The president made the remarks in an interview with Fox and Friends. A teaser for the show was released on Thursday night.
Stopping short of answering whether he believed Mueller should recuse himself from the probe, Trump said he that ‘all’ of the investigators looking into whether he colluded with Russia to win the election were ‘Hillary Clinton supporters’.
Nonetheless, he promised there was no evidence for them to find that he had obstructed justice in any way along the campaign trail.
‘There has been no obstruction. There has been no collusion. There has been leaking by Comey, but there’s been no collusion, no obstruction and virtually everybody agrees on that,’ he told Fox reporter Ainsley Earhardt.
Earhardt asked the president directly if Mueller, who was brought on after Comey’s sensational firing on May 9, should step down given his connections to some of those the investigation may concern.
‘He’s very, very good friends with Comey, which is bothersome.’ He seemed eager to carry on, remarking ‘but he’s also’ before stopping himself suddenly and telling the interviewer: ‘We’re going to have to see.’
One thing is he certain of is that none of the investigators are fans of his.
‘I can say that the people that have been hired are all Hillary Clinton supporters,’ he said with a slight grimace.
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