he is going to latch onto and is probably going to be helpful to him. make no mistake, this subject is not going to go away for the president, even though he might have to start focusing on other things. at his rallies, he will point to this investigation every single time and say look how much i got done despite the witch hunt, despite the hoax. he called it a dark cloud yesterday when he came outside on the south lawn. he s going to continue to point to that and say i delivered on the economy, i delivered jobs, whatever he believes his successes to be, all under that cloud of the witch hunt. so it will continue to be a dominating theme in all of his rallies going forward. and speaking of the words, that was another issueadamant. he says you re wrong, sir. when donald trump called your investigation a witch hunt, that was also false, was it not? i d like to think so, yes. well, your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it? it is not a witch hunt. when the president said
happened but today proved a lot to everybody. the answer is very simple. nothing was done wrong. this was a big hoax and if you look at it today, nothing was done wrong. he says no wrongdoing and all it takes is a look at the court docket to see that that s pulse false. and mr. mueller said the opposite just hours before. he and others pointing to the convictions or guilty pleas from paul manafort deputy rick gates, president s first national security advisor michael flynn, dozens of indictments. for the hoax and witch hunt allegations, he addressed that, as well. when donald trump called your investigation a witch hunt, that was also false, was it not? i d like to think so, yes. well your investigation is not a witch hunt it is not a witch hunt. when the president said the russian interference was a hoax, that was false, wasn t it? true. when he said it publicly, it was false? he did say publicly that it was false, yes.
mike flynn lied? yes. george papadopoulos? true. paul manafort was convicted of lying? true. paul manafort went so far as to encourage others to lie? that is accurate. michael cohen, the president s lawyer was indicted for lying? true. he lied to stay on message with the president? allegedly from him. when donald trump called your investigation a witch hunt, that was also false? i d like to think so, yes. your investigation is not a witch hunt? it is not a witch hunt. from your testimony today, i gather knowingly collecting assistance from a foreign
when donald trump called your investigation a witch hunt, that was also false, was it not? i d like to think so. yes. well, your investigation is not a witch hunt, is it? it is not a witch hunt. when the president said the russian interference was a hoax, that was false, wasn t it? true. during his exchanges with lawmakers, mueller repeated his warnings about russia s ongoing attempts to interfere with american democracy. he also suggested the fbi is still in the business of a counterintelligence investigation. is this in your investigation did you think this was a single attempt by the russians to get involved in our election or did you find evidence to suggest they ll try to do this again? it wasn t a single attempt. they re doing it as we sit here. and they expect to do it during the next campaign. since it was outside the purview of your investigation, your report did not address how flynn s false statements could pose a national security risk because the russ
make money from turkey? true. donald trump was trying to make millions from a real estate deal in moscow? to the extent you re talking about the hotel in moscow? yes. yes. when your investigation looked into these matters numerous trump associates lied to your team, the grand jury and to congress? a number of persons that we interviewed in our investigation it turns out did lie. mike flynn lied? he was convicted of lying, yes. george papadopoulos was con jikted of lying? true. paul manafort? true. paul manafort went so far as to encourage other people to lie? that is true. manafort s deputy rick gates lied? that s accurate. michael cohen the president s lawyer was indicted for lying? true. he lied to stay on message with the president? allegedly by him. and when donald trump called your investigation a witch hunt, that was also false, was it not? i d like to think so, yes.