Trump ‘won’t be involved’ in special counsel’s Russian Federation probe

Trump also used the wide-ranging half-hour phone conversation with the hosts of “Fox & Friends” to praise his handling of Iran and North Korea, and said his accomplishments as president were unparalleled.

The committees that have received the messages from the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General include the House Judiciary Committee the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

The source added the president remains apprehensive about agreeing to an interview of any kind with the special counsel at this time but negotiations are continuing.

“He’s smart. He says, ‘You know what, Trump is doing a much better job than the Democrats did, ‘” Trump said, recalling the rapper’s statement. Giuliani last week joined Mr. Trump’s legal team, along with Jane and Marty Raskin, who are former federal prosecutors.

“After I was sacked, I put together a legal team of three people”, Comey said. Of course, I stayed there for a very short period of time. Trump’s called Comey a “slimeball” and accused him of improperly leaking information.

Trump’s remarks have not left social media users indifferent. Trump exclaimed, though noted he tuned in to see “Leakin’ Lyin'” James Comey Wednesday night with Anderson Cooper.

Daniels’ attorney, Michael Avenatti, also seized on Trump’s comments shortly after the interview concluded.

Despite a cosy welcome from the three hosts – regular cheerleaders for the Republican president – the interview nearly immediately took an awkward turn when Trump was asked about his gift for his wife. They would have you out of business, ‘ Trump said.

Trump said that “the people have to understand how dishonest the news is”.

Yet when Trump was complaining about the Justice Department not aggressively going after Comey, Doocy shot back, “It’s your Justice Department”.

“The details matter because the facts matter, and should matter even to the President”, Comey explained, adding that he had chosen to classify some memos but not all of them.

Comey has denied that allegation. Justice Department given the probe into possible collusion between his campaign and Russian Federation could change, comments that could re-ignite concerns he might move to impede the investigation. He said that inquiry is not looking at whether he mishandled classified information, “because that’s frivolous”. He said he would be willing to if he was able, although he said that some of the people involved are “conflicted”.

A conscious effort by Trump to mislead the Federal Bureau of Investigation director could lend weight to the allegation, contained in the private research dossier compiled by a former British spy in 2016, that Trump engaged in compromising activity during the trip that exposed him to potential Russian blackmail. Manafort is charged with allegedly engaging in conspiracy and money laundering.

After struggling for weeks to find a top lawyer willing to represent him in the Russian Federation investigation, last week President Trump hired his pal Rudy Giuliani, who is the former mayor of NY and a former federal prosector.