Trump Shifts His Tone On ‘Crazy Mueller Report’

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during an event recognizing the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride in the East Room of the White House, April 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Today the D... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 18: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during an event recognizing the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride in the East Room of the White House, April 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Today the Department of Justice released special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted report on Russian election interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The President’s press secretary admitted to misleading reporters about the rationale for former FBI Director James Comey’s firing. His former national security adviser revealed Trump asked him to find Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails. The White House’s top lawyer characterized Trump’s demands as “crazy shit.”

Whether President Trump is embarrassed or feeling betrayed, he’s shifted his tone on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

Just after the redacted report was released on Thursday, President Trump responded with a befuddling meme, claiming there was “no collusion, no obstruction.” Since Attorney General Bill Barr gave Congress his assessment of the report, Trump has been claiming legal vindication and “total exoneration.”

But on Friday, Trump changed his tune, suggesting all of the statements made about him in the “Crazy Mueller Report” are “fabricated and totally untrue” and “total bullshit,” despite the fact that all the witnesses’ claims were made under penalty of perjury.

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  1. Are we sure, he doesn’t drink?

  2. What a lunatic!

  3. No Collusion! No obstruction! Total exoneration! Absolute bullshit! ~ Stable Genius

  4. Good Morning to you too, Mr. President!

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