President Trump congratulated Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday “for taking charge” of the Roger Stone case, a day after four federal prosecutors withdrew from the case after the Justice Department took the unusual step of intervening to seek a shorter sentence for the longtime ally of the president.
“Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought,” Trump said on Twitter. “Evidence now clearly shows that the Mueller Scam was improperly brought & tainted. Even Bob Mueller lied to Congress!”
It is unclear what specifically Trump was referring to as “tainted,” but the president has previously made unsubstantiated allegations about independent counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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