Recent reports by the White House claimed that it was investigating leaks within and without. It was said that someone in the administration taped conversations with the President to impress friends.
It was also claimed that a statement by one of his own about John McCain was leaked.
Trump was also pushing investigations about a source who gave information to the FBI regarding his Presidential campaign.
Trump had long been against the leaking of information and these new developments had angered him.
The biggest focus by Trump was the source that infiltrated his campaign. In an effort to cripple the Russian probe he wanted to know who the informant was and what he gave the FBI.
The Source
The DOJ said that exposing the informant could put lives in danger. It also cited that doing so could hamper operations by the U.S. Government.
A news report claimed that there was an informant assisting with the Russian probe, a report that angered Trump.
“Wow, word seems to be coming out that the Obama FBI ‘SPIED ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WITH AN EMBEDDED INFORMANT,’ ” Trump tweeted. He added, “If so, this is bigger than Watergate!”
Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani believed there was a conspiracy ongoing in the DOJ.
“The prior Government did it, but the present Government, for some reason I can’t figure out, is covering it up,” Giuliani said, adding that confirmation of an informant could render the Mueller investigation “completely illegitimate.”
