U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to complain about the special counsel investigating possible ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia, while insisting that he, as President, had “complete power to pardon.”
Mr. Trump, who defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in last year’s presidential election but continues to use her as a foil, questioned why his Attorney-General Jeff Sessions and special counsel Robert Mueller were not investigating former FBI Director James Comey or Ms. Clinton, for her email practices as Secretary of State.
“So many people are asking why isn’t the A.G. or Special Counsel looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes. 33,000 emails deleted...,” he wrote on Twitter.
The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Mr. Trump had inquired about his authority to issue pardons to aides, family members and perhaps himself as Muellers Russia probe widens.
Mr. Sessions had been Mr. Trump’s first supporter in the Senate before being named Attorney-General, but recently has become a lightning rod for Mr. Trump’s anger over the probe into allegations of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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The President’s comments came a day after the White House Press Secretary Sean Spice resigned in protest against his decision to appoint Anthony Scaramucci, a financier and TV personality, as the White House Communications Director. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was the Deputy White House Press Secretary, has been named the new Press Secretary.
