Author: John Fritze / Source: USA TODAY
Attorney General William Barr has confirmed Robert Mueller has delivered his report upon completing his investigation into Russia meddling in 2016. USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday he intends to release classified documents the FBI used to launch a probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election as he and his allies call for a deeper look into the origins of that investigation.
In a 45-minute interview on Fox News in which Trump attacked his critics and touted a summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe that found “no collusion” with Russia, Trump said his attorneys initially advised him not to release the documents used to secure a wiretap on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
“I do, I have plans to declassify and release,” Trump told Fox. “I have plans to absolutely release.”
Trump, who had previously ordered the release of the documents before reversing course, also used the interview to criticize opponents and tout what he described as progress on his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
► Trump added his name to a chorus of Republicans calling for the resignation of Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and an outspoken Trump critic. Schiff, who has continued to question the president’s actions during the 2016 campaign, faced similar calls from Trump aides earlier in the week.
“He should be forced out of office,” Trump told Fox. “He is a disgrace to our country.”
Schiff, D-Calif., has shrugged off the criticism. “I’m more than used to attacks from my GOP colleagues and I would expect nothing less,” he told CNN earlier this week.
► The president demurred on a question about whether he would consider pardoning some of his former associates caught up in…
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