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Trump’s Baseless Accusation of Mueller ‘Crime’

President Donald Trump — without evidence — accused special counsel Robert Mueller of illegally deleting the text messages of two people who had been assigned to the Russia investigation.

Trump made his remarks about Mueller during a June 26 interview with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria.”

The host, Maria Bartiromo, asked Trump about the that Mueller will testify on July 17 before the House intelligence and House judiciary

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