Trump Issues Flurry of Falsehoods After Mueller Declined to Exonerate Him
President Donald Trump rattled off numerous contradictory statements, baseless accusations and falsehoods Thursday morning following former special counsel Robert Muellers rare on-camera statement the day prior, in which he reiterated one of his reports conclusions that he could not exonerate the president of committing any crimes.
Among the false claims made by Trump to reporters on the White Houses South Lawn before boarding Marine One were that Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to be elected and that the courts would prevent Congress from impeaching him. On the former special counsel, Trump falsely or baselessly claimed that Mueller cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing, wanted another stint as FBI director, was a never-Trumper and had conflicts of interest that should have prevented him from becoming special counsel.
In addition to the false claims, the president contradicted himself after publicly admittingfor the first timein a tweet that Russia help[ed] me to get elected.
Russia did not help me get elected, Trump told reporters minutes later. You know who got me elected? You know who got me elected? I got me elected. Russia didnt help me at all. Russia, if anything, I think, helped the other side. He falsely added that Russia would rather have Hillary Clinton as president.
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