President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that he did not need to respond to what he said were bogus claims in the report.
President Donald Trump said there was no reason to respond to statements he claimed were"total bullshit."
@realDonaldTrump: Statements are made about me by certain people in the Crazy Mueller Report, in itself written by 18 Angry Democrat Trump Haters, which are fabricated & totally untrue. Watch out for people that take so-called"notes," when the notes never existed until needed. Because I never.... Trump said that since he had not agreed to testify,"it was not necessary for me to respond to statements made in the 'Report' about me, some of which are total bullshit & only given to make the other person look good ."
The president also said to"watch out for people that take so-called 'notes,' when the notes never existed until needed," possibly referring to parts of the report that are attributed to notes taken by White House officials. Citing notes from former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' chief of staff, Jody Hunt, the report claims that Trump was concerned when Sessions told him a special counsel had been appointed to investigate Russia's influence in the 2016 election.
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