Trump Laments ‘Witch Hunt’ Of Carter Page While Watching ‘Fox And Friends’

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning published a short series of tweets about former campaign aide Carter Page following a report on “Fox and Friends” about claims from Page that the House Intelligence Committee had delayed a planned session with him.

Trump used the “Fox and Friends” report to blast the Russia probe and the attention paid to Page’s ties to Russia as a “witch hunt.”

His tweet followed a brief segment on “Fox and Friends” reporting that Page sent a letter to the House Intelligence Committee on Monday claiming that the committee had delayed its plans to interview him. One of the hosts of “Fox and Friends” also highlighted a Tuesday night report from Fox News’ Catherine Herridge that Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee had pushed for Page’s testimony to be delayed, citing a “source familiar with the matter.”

However, it’s not clear that the committee ever scheduled an interview with Page.

Page claimed last week that he had tentatively scheduled a hearing with the committee on June 6. However, the committee would not confirm that Page was set to testify that day, and one Democrat on the committee, Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) told Politico that he had not heard that the committee had confirmed a hearing date with Page.

Page is one of several Trump campaign aides who has come under scrutiny by federal investigators due to his links to Russian officials. Page left the campaign in September 2016 after a brief stint there. Since his ties to Russia have surfaced, Trump officials have tried to distance themselves from Page, making Trump’s mention of Page on Wednesday morning somewhat peculiar.

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  1. Excoriated?

    Okay “Donald,” whatever you say.

  2. Is a witch hunt a bad thing when there really is a witch?

    That being said, I agree with him that Page is small fry. He’s the big fry.

  3. Robert Mueller has served notice to every investigative committee in both houses of Congress to be cognizant the effect their actions may have on his duties. Whatever we hear about testimony from targets or persons otherwise involved with this whole mess has at root that dynamic.

  4. It’s like watching a live performance of “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, and watching Jane slip further and further into insanity.

  5. Trump: Pro-Russian dissembler and proven liar Carter Page, who valiantly serves his own bottom line (but who I think might help me because, hey, us guys controlled by Russia stick together), is to be believed over former FBI Director Comey and former CIA Director Brennan, who merely served that other country, the U.S. #covfefe

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