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Trump blames Comey's 'minions' for starting the Russia investigation [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 06/16/18 10:21 AM EDT
President Trump attacked former FBI Director James Comey and two agents formerly involved with the Russia investigation on Saturday for starting a "disgraceful Witch Hunt" against his campaign and eventual administration.
In a tweet, the president lashed out at Comey, as well as FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who were removed from Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation last summer over concerns of anti-Trump bias.
Link to tweet
The FBI's inspector general released a report this week that revealed previously unreported text messages between Strzok and Page while the two worked on the investigation in which Strzok assured Page that the investigation would "stop" Trump from becoming president.
The report concluded that their political opinions did not directly influence the investigations they worked on.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/392602-trump-blames-comeys-minions-for-starting-the-russia-investigation
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