Trump hits out at officials involved in Russia probe
US President Donald Trump has suggested that key officials involved in the Russia probe were engaged in “treasonous” behaviour.
Mr Trump hit out at former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, whose new book details his concerns about potential foreign influence over the president, and deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who initiated special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Wow, so many lies by now disgraced acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. He was fired for lying, and now his story gets even more deranged. He and Rod Rosenstein, who was hired by Jeff Sessions (another beauty), look like they were planning a very illegal act, and got caught…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2019
….There is a lot of explaining to do to the millions of people who had just elected a president who they really like and who has done a great job for them with the Military, Vets, Economy and so much more. This was the illegal and treasonous “insurance policy” in full action!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2019
Mr Trump said Mr McCabe and Mr Rosenstein “look like they were planning a very illegal act, and got caught”.
In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, Mr McCabe, who was fired last year by the FBI, described Mr Rosenstein as having raised the prospect of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Mr Trump from office.
Mr Trump tweeted: “This was the illegal and treasonous ‘insurance policy’ in full action!”