Examiner -- Trump: Obstruction of Justice probe based on 'phony' collusion story

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to respond to a Washington Post report on Wednesday that the special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian tampering in the 2016 election is examining whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice.

“They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story,” the president tweeted, sarcastically adding “Nice.”

Accusations of obstruction arose last month when Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Comey testified in a Senate hearing last week that he believed he was fired ‘‘because of the Russia investigation.’’

Trump: Obstruction of Justice probe based on 'phony' collusion story

By Melissa Quinn