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Trump: 'Many people have said' I should fire Mueller | TheHill

posted onApril 10, 2018
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Article snippet: MORE, renewing speculation over the fate of the special counsel's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. During a meeting with military officials, Trump was asked about Mueller, who issued a referral that helped lead to a Monday FBI raid on Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney. “We’ll see what happens. Many people have said, 'you should fire him.' Again, they found nothing and in finding nothing that’s a big statement,” Trump said, claiming Mueller's team is biased and has "the biggest conflicts of interest I have ever seen." Agents reportedly seized communications between Cohen and Trump, tax documents and records related to Cohen's $130,000 payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels. The Washington Post reported that Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud and campaign finance violations. The $130,000 payment, of which Trump says he was unaware, came weeks before the 2016 presidential election. Cohen says he made the nondisclosure payment out of his own funds. Trump has repeatedly denied collusion between his campaign and Russia, and has argued Mueller's probe should never have started. On Monday, he again dismissed the special counsel as a "witch hunt." “It’s a real disgrace,” Trump told reporters. “It’s an attack on our country in a true sense. It’s an attack on what we all stand for.” Trump's frequent attacks on the special counsel periodically sparked concern from Democrats that he will seek to fire Mueller before he can conclude ... Link to the full article to read more

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