Trump Claims ‘Investigative Process’ Is ‘Politicized’ Ahead Of Memo’s Release

US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit s... US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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On the morning the White House is expected to approve the release the controversial memo crafted by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, President Donald Trump geared up for its publication with tweets attacking the FBI and Justice Department.

In the first tweet Friday morning, Trump claimed that top officials at the FBI and Justice Department are biased against him and “politicized the sacred investigative process.” It appears Trump is referencing the memo, suggesting that he thinks the document alleging that officials abused the system for obtaining surveillance warrants proves that investigators were out to get him.

Trump has reportedly been telling advisers that he thinks the memo will show that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is a “witch hunt” and could help him fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the DOJ official overseeing the probe.

In his second tweet, Trump referenced a guest on “Fox and Friends First” Friday morning who parroted the argument that the memo reportedly lays out — that investigators misled the court that oversees surveillance warrants by hiding that one of their sources for the warrant application, dossier author Christopher Steele, was funded by Democrats.

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  1. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    More tweets from the Shitter and Chief.

  2. Mark it, Trump will beat this mule bloody, hectoring everyone to get on board the “Intel community is corrupt, out to get me, and their investigation is a criminal sham” train. Regardless advice and warning to do otherwise, Trump is either engineering the dismissal of Rosenstein or forcing his resignation. From there he will proceed to shutting Mueller down. There is absolutely zero chance all the above does not happen. The stone is carved.

  3. Do we need to require that a Presidential candidate speaks English? The word you’re looking for isn’t “sacred,” you lummox. He just can’t find the appropriate word in real time for the meaning he wants to convey. You’ve been in this country 71 years, learn to speak English, freeloader.

  4. Avatar for j.dave j.dave says:

    Trump wakes up cranky, immediately spews poisonous bullshit.

    Speaking of which … Happy Groundhog Day!

    ETA: If Trump saw Mueller’s shadow, that means he’s gone in less than six weeks, doesn’t it?

  5. Happy Memo Day. Another day that tears at the fabric of the country and pulls another stone from the foundation of the once Grand Old Party. They may think that this will help their case, but in the long view it will be a moment that substantially contributes to their demise. Support the badge!

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