Article snippet: MORE’s investigation after their notes and first-hand observations were used to paint a negative and damaging picture of his presidency. Even as the White House reveled in what it saw as a generally positive news cycle in the hours following the release of the Mueller report, Trump made his dissatisfaction clear. “Watch out for people that take so-called 'notes,' when the notes never existed until needed,” Trump tweeted Friday morning, less than 24 hours after the report’s release. Some of the statements about him in the “Crazy Mueller Report” are “total bullshit & only given to make the other person look good (or me to look bad),” he added. Sources close to Trump say the change in tone over the Mueller report, which he has previously called a “complete and total exoneration,” is rooted in his hatred of the notion that he can be controlled by his own staff. Media coverage of the report has focused on efforts by Trump aides to ignore or undermine his attempts to curb Mueller’s investigation, accounts of which were detailed in Mueller's 448-page, partially redacted report released Thursday. “He’s crapping on your narrative of trying to create discord in his administration. He’s saying, ‘no it’s not true,’ ” Bryan Lanza, a former campaign and transition official, said of Trump. Some allies said Trump would be better off simply declaring victory and moving on. They said former aides may have saved the president from facing obstruction charges by failing to carry ... Link to the full article to read more
Trump frustrated with aides who talked to Mueller | TheHill
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