Trump anti-Mueller anti-tweet storm checked – CNNPolitics

That ended Thursday morning when the president sent a series of tweets against special advocate Robert Mueller and the investigation on Russia. The tweets arrived while Trump had spent most of last week meeting his lawyers, as reported by CNN, by reviewing written questions about Russian collusion that had been submitted by Mueller and his team.

Verification of the facts of "internal functioning"
There have been no recent press articles detailing the alleged malfunction of the Mueller team. We do not see how Trump would hear about the "internal workings" of the investigation. After this tweet, some critics of Trump have speculated that he might have learned new details thanks to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who is currently overseeing the investigation. If this is true, it would cause fear that Trump might try to interfere with the probe.

Verification of the facts of "found no collusion"
The investigation is ongoing, so it is premature for the president to declare that Mueller "has found no collusion". The special council did not say anything publicly about whether there was collusion or not. Mueller will detail his final conclusions in a report that is expected to fall in the coming months.

Verification of "highly conflictual"

Verification of "worked for Obama for 8 years"
This is an error. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Mueller as FBI director. When his ten-year term was soon to expire in 2011, President Barack Obama had asked him to stay in office for two years. The Senate approved this extension unanimously. So, Mueller spent less than five years under Obama.

Audit of "NOT approved by the Senate"
This is misleading. Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and, like many other appointees by the Department of Justice, he did not need confirmation from the Senate to fill this position. Some Mueller critics launched legal challenges to his appointment, saying he needed the Senate's approval. But until now, federal judges have rejected this argument.

Verification of a "gang of Democratic thugs"
Leaving aside the vitriolic language of "gangs" and "hooligans", it is true that several lawyers who worked for Mueller donated to Democratic candidates or were registered Democrats. Most importantly, about half of the team has never donated to anyone. Mueller himself is a registered Republican – as is Rosenstein, who chose him.

Verification of "take the server"
Former FBI director James Comey told lawmakers last year that the FBI had asked the Democratic National Committee to hand over its servers during the federal investigation into computer piracy by the Russians. Instead, the DNC hired a private cybersecurity company to examine their servers and provided this information to the FBI. Comey said that this arrangement was not preferred, but his team determined that it was "an appropriate substitute".

Verification of "for the democrats"
In fact, the DOJ alleged in an indictment that Russian trolls were using these social media sites to spread propaganda aimed at undermining American democracy and, in some cases, supporting Trump's candidacy during the campaign. of 2016.