By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
President Trump’s relentless, unsubstantiated claims that the FBI and Justice Department are conducing a “witch hunt” to purge him from office may get new muscle in the form of a second special prosecutor.
The president’s legal team supports the appointment of another counsel to investigate unfounded allegations that the Robert Mueller probe has been tainted by an anti-Trump bias among investigators and the top ranks of the FBI and Justice Department, Axios reported Monday.
To make that happen, the Justice Department would have to appoint a special prosecutor, who would examine claims trumpeted by the president that the investigation has been compromised by law enforcement with a vendetta.
It’s not yet clear whether the Justice Department, which Trump has repeatedly claimed is out to get him, would be open to appointing a second counsel.
