(Newsmax) President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that special counsel Robert Mueller had a “conflict of interest” because he sought the same top post at the FBI that he held in the two previous administrations.
“Robert Mueller came to the Oval Office (along with other potential candidates) seeking to be named the Director of the FBI,” Trump tweeted, following a string of tweets about Mueller.
“He had already been in that position for 12 years, I told him NO. The next day he was named Special Counsel - A total Conflict of Interest. NICE!”
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