Trump accuses Democrats of "wasting everyone's time" with "nonsense" investigations



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President Trump on Friday accused Democrats of the House of "wasting time on everyone" with their numerous investigations into his administration, his businesses, and his campaign, calling them "a continuation of the same nonsense."

These investigations have multiplied, the investigation in Russia on the special lawyer Robert Mueller is about to be completed. As he was leaving the White House on Friday for Mar-a-Lago, the president said: "It is only a continuation of the same witch hunt, they know it and, behind them, closed doors, they laugh.

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He continued: "This is only the continuation of the same nonsense."

The president said the Democrats "have to go to work", "make infrastructure" and "do plenty of other things instead of wasting time on their fellow citizens".

The president's comments come amid growing speculation that Mueller's report will soon be forwarded to Attorney General William Barr. Barr will ultimately decide whether the report can be made public.

"It's going to be very interesting," Trump said of the Mueller report. "We will see what happens, there was no collusion, no obstruction."

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He added, "This is a big hoax. Everyone knows it. I know that the Attorney General – he is very respected – will eventually make a decision. "

Regardless of the timing and the progress of the investigation, House Democrats aggressively launch their own Trump investigations. They will include a network of polls in high profile committees and hearings that could continue into the 2020 election.

Trump's comments also come after the White House on Thursday rejected an appeal from House Democrats for documents relating to private conversations between US President and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

White House lawyer Pat Cipollone wrote Thursday to Adam Schiff, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot Engel, DN.Y., and to the Chair of the Oversight Committee, Elijah Cummings, Chair of the Committee Foreign Affairs, saying Thursday is "not a legal authority" for another branch of the government to "force the president to disclose diplomatic communications with foreign leaders."

The chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Jerrold Nadler, DN.Y., also conducts an investigation into "an alleged impediment to justice, public corruption and other abuses of power by President Trump", which he had announced earlier this month. Nadler requested documents and records from 81 individuals and related entities, one way or another, from the President. So far, only a fraction of the people targeted by the survey have responded to requests for documents before Nadler's deadline of March 18 imposed by Nadler.

Andrew O'Reilly of Fox News contributed to this report.

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