Kelly: Trump 'Somewhat Embarrassed' By Mueller's Russia Probe
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John Kelly recently weighed in on the Russia probe.
White House chief of staff John Kelly recently weighed in on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in US elections.
When asked during his interview with NPR about the probe, Kelly said, "the president is, you know, somewhat embarrassed, frankly."
"When world leaders come in, it's kind of like you know [Israeli Prime Minister] Bibi Netanyahu is here and he — who's under investigation himself — and it's like, you know, you walk in and you know the first couple of minutes of every conversation might revolve around that kind of thing," Kelly added.
Meanwhile, President Trump continues to dismiss the probe as a "witch hunt."
"The 13 Angry Democrats in charge of the Russian Witch Hunt are starting to find out that there is a Court System in place that actually protects people from injustice...and just wait 'till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!" Trump tweeted on Monday.
Minutes prior, the president wrote that the investigation is "rapidly losing credibility."
"House Intelligence Committee found No Collusion, Coordination or anything else with Russia. So now the Probe says OK, what else is there? How about Obstruction for a made up, phony crime.There is no O, it's called Fighting Back," Trump tweeted.
The president made similar remarks last week, alleging that the investigators have a partisan bias and claiming that some went to Hillary Clinton's election night celebration which, in his words, "turned out to be a funeral."
White House chief of staff John Kelly recently weighed in on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference in US elections.
When asked during his interview with NPR about the probe, Kelly said, "the president is, you know, somewhat embarrassed, frankly."
"When world leaders come in, it's kind of like you know [Israeli Prime Minister] Bibi Netanyahu is here and he — who's under investigation himself — and it's like, you know, you walk in and you know the first couple of minutes of every conversation might revolve around that kind of thing," Kelly added.
Meanwhile, President Trump continues to dismiss the probe as a "witch hunt."
"The 13 Angry Democrats in charge of the Russian Witch Hunt are starting to find out that there is a Court System in place that actually protects people from injustice...and just wait 'till the Courts get to see your unrevealed Conflicts of Interest!" Trump tweeted on Monday.
Minutes prior, the president wrote that the investigation is "rapidly losing credibility."
"House Intelligence Committee found No Collusion, Coordination or anything else with Russia. So now the Probe says OK, what else is there? How about Obstruction for a made up, phony crime.There is no O, it's called Fighting Back," Trump tweeted.
The president made similar remarks last week, alleging that the investigators have a partisan bias and claiming that some went to Hillary Clinton's election night celebration which, in his words, "turned out to be a funeral."