President Trump said Monday that the Russia probe “should never have been allowed,” citing newly reported statements from ex-FBI official Lisa Page that investigators could not say whether there was Russian collusion more than nine months into the original probe. PAGE: COLLUSION NOT PROVEN MONTHS INTO PROBE“Therefore, the case should never have been allowed to be brought. I've been pushing and I'll reemphasize with Bill," believed to be Bill Priestap, the head of the FBI's counterintelligence division. On Monday, Trump also cited those texts in another tweet, asking: "Wow, a conspiracy caught?" Mueller's investigation has since resulted in a slew of indictments and plea deals unrelated to Russia collusion, most recently a deal with former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Source: Fox News September 17, 2018 16:07 UTC