Trump begins day with Twitter meltdown over newly released Michael Flynn FBI note
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Donald Trump began his Thursday with a barrage of tweets defending Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser, after Mr Flynn’s attorneys released documents that they believe show the FBI tried to entrap him. They won’t even cover the big breaking news about this scam!” This Mr Trump retweeted later in the morning under the words “FAKE NEWS!” CNN has in fact covered the story, under the headline “Handwritten note shows how FBI official approached key Michael Flynn interview”. Others featured for their fury at the FBI’s treatment of Mr Flynn included various sympathetic conservative voices, including Fox News contributors and right-wing radio hosts, as well as several Republican members of Congress. Same scammers as General Flynn!” At the sharp end of Mr Trump’s early morning mood, meanwhile, was former FBI director James Comey, whom the president has long considered a bitter enemy.