Trump tells Dems that "it's over," says McGahn will not testify, asserts Biden's "very dumb statement" in an interview with Fox News

President Trump told Fox News Thursday night that the White House had lost patience with congressional Democrats and forcibly rejected their attempts to subpoena former White House lawyer Don McGahn, as well as other officials of the administration.

"They've all been testifying for many hours, I would say it's done," Trump told Fox News Intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge. "No one has ever done what I've done, I've given full transparency.This has never happened before.They should no longer be watching.It's done . "

Attorney General Bill Barr made the right choice by deciding not to appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, Trump said following his testimony Wednesday in the Senate. Democrats in the House had insisted that the committee's legal counsel, rather than members of Congress, question Barr.

"It's not up to me to decide, it's up to him," said Trump, citing Barr's decision not to show up. "And they were going to treat him differently from other people.And of course we were treated differently to begin with.We have conducted so many investigations, everyone.And it is so ridiculous.No darling. obstruction, not nothing – there was nothing there, there was no collusion, there was never any, they knew it from the first day. "

Trump added, in a snapshot of the total cost of the investigation led by the special advocate Robert Mueller in Russia: "Even my finances had to be examined – for $ 35 million, I guess that's". they looked at my taxes, I guess Mueller looked at my finances, for $ 35 million, and with 20 people, 49 FBI agents, all the staff and all the money spent, I guess they looked at my taxes which suits me very well – except that they are audited. "

The New York Times reported on Thursday that the FBI secretly deployed an informant in London in 2016 to gather information from George Papadopoulos, Trump's foreign policy advisor, who told Fox News that He presented himself as a researcher and tried to seduce him. .

Trump told Herridge that former FBI director James Comey "was probably one of the spies" in his campaign. Trump said that "we will discover very soon" the extent of the participation of Comey.

"Comey fled and he lied," said Trump. "He lied in front of the Congress, he was a sworn witness, classified information, he did a terrible job, everyone wanted to fire him – you, now, everybody; [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer, every Democrat almost, every Republican, almost, probably 100%. "

Trump called the summons to appear to McGahn by Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, of "ridiculous" time loss. The ex-White House lawyer spent more than 20 hours interviewing Mueller and featured prominently in Mueller's report. Trump disputed the story in which he allegedly ordered McGahn to fire Mueller at some point.

"They should not look anymore, it's done."

– President Trump

Trump further stated to Herridge that he was expecting that key FBI documents likely to shed light on the origins of the bureau's investigation into his campaign could be declassified and published in the United States. later.

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"Yes, I will soon allow declassification," said Trump. "I did not want to do it originally because I wanted to wait, because I know what they did – you know I saw their way of playing.They play very dirty. I have therefore decided to do it, and I will do so very soon, a lot more than you would have even thought of. "

Trump had previously told Fox News that his lawyers had advised him not to declassify and disclose all documents – including the warrants mandate to monitor Trump's former help, Carter Page – and related documents – while the Mueller probe was underway, lest the administration be charged. to impede justice by doing so.

Asked about the ongoing efforts of the Attorney General of New York State, Letitia James, to investigate him on several fronts, Trump dismissed the probes as partisan cascades.

"Can you imagine anyone campaigning – she knows nothing about me, and she is campaigning on that," said Trump about the Democrat. "They've looked at everything – my taxes, my financial statements, which is phenomenal, and I'm so clean, think about it – after two and a half years, and all that money spent, nothing, very few people could have supported that. . "

Trump told Herridge that White House contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will remain his most likely opponents in 2020.

"I would be very happy if it was Biden, Sleepy Joe, I think he did a bad job, I do not think he'd be a very good candidate." I want him good luck, I'd like him to get it.I'd be happy with Bernie.I personally, I think it's between these two I do not see anyone else, but I could do it, you never know. "

Biden expressed concern over China as a global rival of the United States at a rally on Wednesday, which provoked a sad response from Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah.

"China will eat our lunch? Come on, man!" S exclaimed Biden. "The fact that they have this great division between the China Sea and the mountains of the east – I mean from the west – they do not know how they will manage the corruption that exists within the system. are not mean people, but guess what, they are not competitive for us. "

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Reacting to this, Trump said Biden was one of China's many "naive" politicians. "That someone is so naïve and says that China is not a problem – if Biden actually says it, it's a very stupid statement."

Mr Biden was examined in detail for his comments and his past actions in Ukraine, notably to boast video of pressuring the country for it to dismiss his leading prosecutor, who was conducting a corruption investigation into a business of natural gas using his son, Hunter Biden.

"I hear it's a major scandal," Trump said after urging Biden to explain the situation. "They even recorded it, talking to the prosecutor – and I saw this tape. They have to solve this problem."

And as protesters and military forces clashed in Venezuela, Trump again indicated his strong support for opposition leader Juan Guaido.

"It's a brave guy and what's happening in Venezuela is sad," Trump said, although he refused to draw a specific red line for military intervention.

"There is always a turning point," said Trump, when asked what it would take for the US military to be involved. "Certainly, I would prefer not to do that."

By the way, Trump said that China "took advantage of us in the trade as no one in history has ever benefited", but revealed that an agreement on the ongoing trade war between the country and the United States could be imminent.

"Well, we are very close to an agreement with China," Trump said. "But it's a question of whether I want to do it or not, I mean we are going to make a real agreement or not to reach an agreement at all, and if we do not reach an agreement we will price the China, and it will be okay, we will – frankly, we will make a lot of money. "

Asked about the possibility of a summit in June with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Trump was optimistic: "I think we can probably do it.Yes, I do it.I think we can do it.Yes."