US President Donald Trump decries ‘corrupt’ Russia investigation as reason for ‘bad blood’ with Moscow

The Twitter tirade came after the White House said the president has the power to fire the man leading the probe into possible collusion during his 2016 election campaign

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President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the “never ending and corrupt” investigation into Russian interference in the US election. Photo: AFP

Published: 9:30pm, 11 Apr 2018Updated: 9:37pm, 11 Apr 2018

President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the “never ending and corrupt” investigation into Russian interference in the US election, and decried the “unthinkable” raid to seize documents from his personal lawyer.

Taking to Twitter before 7am, Trump blamed the ‘bad blood’ with Moscow on the investigation and also took issue with widespread media reports of chaos gripping the White House, asserting that the atmosphere is “very calm and calculated”.

The tweets come as Trump has been fuming about the latest developments in the probe led by special counsel Robert Mueller, whom Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, asserted on Tuesday that Trump has the power to fire.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election. Photo: AP

Trump’s morning tweets were silent on his intentions regarding Mueller or others he has considered firing, including deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein, who oversees Mueller’s probe.

In his tweets, Trump said that his team is “doing things that nobody thought possible, despite the never ending and corrupt Russia Investigation, which takes tremendous time and focus”.