Trump attacks Robert Mueller's 'hit squad' in row over 'wiped' phones

Donald Trump called Robert Mueller’s investigators a “hit squad” on Saturday, joining rightwing outcry over Department of Justice documents that indicated members of the Russia investigation wiped information from at least 15 phones.

“So now we find out that the entire Mueller ‘hit squad’ illegally wiped their phones clean just prior to the investigation of them,” the president wrote on Twitter.

The DoJ records say the phones were wiped due to damage, hardware problems and missing passwords.

On Friday, a Republican senator, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, demanded a new investigation by DoJ watchdog Michael Horowitz – who has already investigated the FBI investigation that ultimately led to Mueller’s appointment as special counsel.