'Democrats are harassing the President to distract from their radical agenda of making America a socialist country,' the White House says.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday tore into a sweeping new investigation launched by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, accusing them of committing"the real crime" and calling them"stone cold CRAZY" for sending letters to"innocent people to harass them."
The wide-ranging probe into obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power targets figures in the White House, the Justice Department, the Trump Organization and the Trump campaign, among others. Letters were sent to two of the president's sons, former campaign officials, current and former White House officials, organizations including WikiLeaks and figures who have already pleaded guilty to charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia probe.
A slew of reports in recent weeks suggest Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election, including possible collusion with the Trump campaign, could soon be drawing to a close. NBC News reported in February that a final report from Mueller, if publicly released, may not contain the bombshell revelations many critics of Trump have come to expect, owing to the strictures of Justice Department rules.
Sanders' statement added:"The American people deserve a Congress that works with the President to address serious issues like immigration, healthcare, and infrastructure. The Democrats are more interested in pathetic political games and catering to a radical, leftist base than on producing results for our citizens. The Democrats are not after the truth, they are after the President.
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