President Trump suggested Sunday special counsel Robert Mueller[1] has a conflict of interest and shouldn’t be investigating the Trump campaign and whether it colluded with Russians during the 2016 election.
The president said he turned Mr. Mueller[2] down to head the FBI following the firing of former FBI director James Comey last year.
Mr. Trump also said Mr. Comey is a close friend of Mr. Mueller[3].
“Is Robert Mueller[4] ever going to release his conflicts of interest with respect to President Trump, including the fact that we had a very nasty & contentious business relationship, I turned him down to head the FBI (one day before appointment as S.C.) & Comey is his close friend,” the president tweeted.
In a subsequent tweet, the president questioned why Mr. Mueller[5] isn’t investigating Hillary Clinton’s campaign and its work with former British spy Christopher Steele, who authored the infamous Trump dossier....
“Also, why is Mueller[6] only appointing Angry Dems, some of whom have worked for Crooked Hillary, others, including himself, have worked for Obama….And why isn’t Mueller[7] looking at all of the criminal activity & real Russian Collusion on the