Trump erupts over congress demand for Mueller report just hours before deadline for release

Donald Trump has vented his frustration over House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler's subpoena for the release of the full Mueller report, just hours before a deadline set by congress for its disclosure.

Mr Trump wrote that "NOTHING WILL EVER SATISFY" those who want the Mueller report to be made available in full to the public, suggesting that it should not be released.

House Democrats have demanded that the report is made available by the end of today, and Mr Trump sent the tweet as that deadline approached. That deadline is expected to be missed, and House Democrats are readying further legal processes to require the findings and their underlying evidence to be made public.

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That refusal – and Mr Trump's explosive tweet – puts Mr Trump and his attorney general in a fight against Democratic politicians.

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While attorney general William Barr has made public a summary of the report, Mr Mueller's full findings remain unknown and Democrats have demanded to know if the report found evidence of wrongdoing beyond the claims of collusion with the Russian state.

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The Connected company is a part of seven Toyota in-house companies that was created in April 2016 Getty 29/42 A Toyota Motors employee demonstrates a smartphone app with the company's pocket plug-in hybrid (PHV) service on the cockpit of the latest Prius hybrid vehicle during Toyota's "connected strategy" press briefing in Tokyo Getty 30/42 An exhibitor charges the battery cells of AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to move in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 31/42 A robot with a touch-screen information apps stroll down the pavillon at the Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 32/42 An exhibitor demonstrates the AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to move in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 33/42 Robotic fishes swim in a water glass tank displayed at the Korea pavillon during Singapore International Robo Expo Getty 34/42 An employee shows a Samsung Electronics' Gear S3 Classic during Korea Electronics Show 2016 in Seoul, South Korea Reuters 35/42 Visitors experience Samsung Electronics' Gear VR during the Korea Electronics Grand Fair at an exhibition hall in Seoul, South Korea Getty 36/42 Amy Rimmer, Research Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, demonstrates the car manufacturer's Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtakes and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire PA wire 37/42 Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for Tata Motors European Technical Centre, demonstrates the car manufacturer's GLOSA V2X functionality, which is connected to the traffic lights and shares information with the driver, during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire PA wire 38/42 Ford EEBL Emergency Electronic Brake Lights is demonstrated during the first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire PA 39/42 Full-scale model of 'Kibo' on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan EPA 40/42 Miniatures on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan. 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"In 1998, Rep.Jerry Nadler strongly opposed the release of the Starr Report on Bill Clinton," he posted on Twitter. "No information whatsoever would or could be legally released. But with the NO COLLUSION Mueller Report, which the Dems hate, he wants it all. NOTHING WILL EVER SATISFY THEM!"

The tweet was apparently posted in response to a discussion on TV show Fox and Friends, which the president is known to watch in the mornings.

Though Mr Trump is correct in suggesting that a number of Democrats opposed the release of the full report to the public, it was in fact made freely available in full.

Soon after that first post, Mr Trump posted a follow-up that attacked Mr Mueller and mocked Democrats for their interest in the report.

"Robert Mueller was a God-like figure to the Democrats, until he ruled No Collusion in the long awaited $30,000,000 Mueller Report," he wrote. "Now the Dems don’t even acknowledge his name, have become totally unhinged, and would like to go through the whole process again. It won’t happen!"

He then tweeted once again to suggest the the focus was distracting from his work in running the country.

"There is no amount of testimony or document production that can satisfy Jerry Nadler or Shifty Adam Schiff. It is now time to focus exclusively on properly running our great Country!"

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