‘The Whole Thing Is Ridiculous’: On ‘Fox & Friends’ Trump Lays Groundwork to Have Mueller Fired (Video)

President Repeatedly Says He’ll ‘Have to See’ if Mueller Should Go

President Donald Trump is laying the groundwork to have Special Counsel Robert Mueller fired, or to discredit him so successfully he will be seen as biased and damaged, forcing him to resign.

Trump, who says he is under investigation for obstruction of justice by Mueller, claimed the highly-respected prosecutor who was appointed FBI Director by President George W. Bush, is close friends with the FBI Director Trump fired, James Comey. The President suggested the friendship makes Mueller’s objectivity, intentions, and investigation flawed. Trump, who made his remarks in an interview taped Thursday that aired early Friday morning, also accused Mueller of hiring only Hillary Clinton supporters.

In a very leading question, “Fox & Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt asked Trump if Mueller, hired to investigate Russia’s interference in the U.S. elections, should “recuse” himself. 

“He’s very, very good friends with Comey, which is very bothersome,” Trump, with the First Lady by his side, told Earhardt. “But he’s also – we’re going to have to see. I mean we’re going to have to see in terms – look, there has been no obstruction. There has been no collusion. There has been leaking by Comey. But there’s been no collusion, no obstruction, and virtually everybody agrees to that. So we’ll have to see.” 

Earhardt was chosen to interview Trump in the days just before he was sworn in to office.

Trump’s claim that “virtually everybody agrees…there’s been no collusion, no obstruction” is patently false. At best, there are several investigations underway to determine if he or his team colluded or obstructed.

“I can say that the people that have been hired are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton,” Trump said. “I mean, the whole thing is ridiculous if you want to know the truth.” 

Actually, there is no proof “the people that have been hired are all Hillary Clinton supporters.” 

Trump then appeared to suggest Mueller would recuse himself because he’s “an honorable man,” and said he hopes he finds “an honorable solution.” 

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