Trump accuses Comey of lying under oath, questions McCabe memos

Trump continued lambasting the fired FBI leaders, and called into question the Mueller probe's objectivity.(EVAN VUCCI/AP)

President Trump continued waging war with his Justice Department on Sunday, lashing out at fired FBI leaders and questioning the fairness of Robert Mueller’s investigation.

Trump claimed the longtime registered Republican stacked his sweeping Russia investigation with political opponents aimed at bringing him down.

“Why does the Mueller team have 13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans? Another Dem recently added...does anyone think this is fair? And yet, there is NO COLLUSION!” Trump tweeted Sunday morning.

The President’s personal lawyer suggested Saturday the Justice Department end Mueller’s investigation, which is looking into possible obstruction by Trump as well as possible collusion between his campaign and the Kremlin.

The commander-in-chief also took swipes at fired Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was let go Friday night, and ex-Director James Comey, who Trump tossed in May 2017.

He began his Sunday by accusing Comey of perjury when the veteran lawman spoke to lawmakers in spring 2017.

“Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G when asked “have you ever been an anonymous source...or known someone else to be an anonymous source...?” He said strongly “never, no.” He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.” Trump tweeted.

Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018

Trump was referring to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who asked Comey on May 3, 2017, if he was ever an anonymous source.

Comey’s suggestion that he wasn’t came into question after an internal FBI probe recommended McCabe be fired.

The final report, which hasn’t been published, alleged McCabe misled investigators about his authorizing agents to speak with the media in October 2016 about its probe into the Clinton Foundation.

McCabe said in a statement Comey was aware of the media briefing — a typical kind of meeting still used by the FBI.

Trump has regularly accused Comey of lying and leaking. Comey said during a congressional hearing last year he asked a friend to release a memo on a meeting with the President, but never personally did so.

"I didn't do it myself for a variety of reasons but I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel," Comey told lawmakers in June 2017.

McCabe was fired Friday night, less than two days before he was set to retire with a full pension. (ERIC THAYER/REUTERS)

McCabe led the FBI on an interim basis from May to August 2017, and also kept memos on his Trump meetings.

Mueller’s sweeping Russia probe has gotten its hands on the memos, and Trump called their validity into question on Sunday.

“Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos?” he tweeted Sunday.

McCabe, along with Comey, has been a favorite target of Trump’s social media ire.

He lambasted Justice Department and FBI officials for keeping him on the job, questioning his fairness over his wife’s 2015 run for a Virginia Senate seat as a Democrat.

McCabe stepped down earlier this year, but was supposed to stay on the payroll until Sunday — his 50th birthday — to get his full pension. Several lawmakers have since offered him a job so McCabe can get his complete benefits.  

- NY news