Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) on Monday tore into President Trump
Donald John TrumpMcConnell trolls Blankenship on Twitter: 'Thanks for playing, Don' Pittenger loses GOP primary fight Blankenship concedes GOP Senate primary in W. Va. MORE's tweet attacking special counsel Robert Mueller
Robert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE’s probe, saying that Trump wasn’t “a king” who could shut down the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
“Getting competent lawyers to represent you has been a challenge, but there must be someone who can explain to you what 'obstruction of justice' means,” Beyer tweeted at Trump.
“You don’t get to suspend the rule of law or shut down investigations into your potential crimes,” he continued. “You are not a king.”
Getting competent lawyers to represent you has been a challenge, but there must be someone who can explain to you what “obstruction of justice” means.
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) May 7, 2018
You don’t get to suspend the rule of law or shut down investigations into your potential crimes. You are not a king. https://t.co/dr9Xsjb5AH
Trump had slammed the probe earlier Monday, once again calling the investigation a “witch hunt” and claiming that he wasn’t obstructing justice, only “fighting back.”
The president has repeatedly attacked Mueller's investigation, alleging that the team is biased against him. He also accused the investigators of "unrevealed conflicts of interest" in another tweet Monday.
The Russia Witch Hunt 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
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2018
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2018
Trump's legal team has reportedly begun prepping the president for an interview with Mueller.
The president said last week that he would "love" to talk with the special counsel, but only if he's "treated fairly."
The New York Times reported last week on a list of leaked questions that Mueller could ask Trump in the probe, covering any possible interactions between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the election and his decisions to fire former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director James Comey
James Brien ComeyComey to Trump lawyers: Be wary of Mueller interview because Trump ‘lies a lot’ Comey explains why he didn’t confront Trump The Memo: Few think Trump will interview with Mueller MORE.
However, The Washington Post later reported that those questions were actually written by one of Trump's lawyers in preparation for possible questioning.
