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President Trump openly questioned on Saturday whether the Obama administration wanted to damage Hillary Clinton's chances in the 2016 election by not immediately reacting to evidence of Russian meddling.

"Obama Administration official said they 'choked' when it came to acting on Russian meddling of election. They didn't want to hurt Hillary?", Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon.

The Obama administration official he is quoting is one from a Washington Post report on Friday that said former President Barack Obama was given information in August 2016 about Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering specific instructions to his operatives to undermine Clinton's campaign in favor of Trump's. It wasn't until October that Obama finally addressed the public about the suspected Russian hacking. Obama then slapped sanctions on Russia in December and reportedly authorized a cyber weapons project targeting in Russia's infrastructure.

Clinton, who served as Obama's secretary of state from 2009 to 2013, lost the Nov. 8 election. Obama had endorsed her and campaigned on her behalf.

Trump's tweet Saturday, which he sent after spending several hours at his golf course in Virginia, could be a conclusion that he reached in answer to the question he tweeted in response to the Post report Friday evening: "The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?"

He also seemed to address the investigations into Russian interference in a tweet urging that the focus be placed on the Obama administration and not himself. "Since the Obama Administration was told way before the 2016 Election that the Russians were meddling, why no action? Focus on them, not T!", he tweeted.

The U.S. intelligence community reported in January with "high confidence" that Russian operatives worked to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.

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Former secretary of state and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at BookExpo 2017 at the Javits Convention Center in New York.(Photo: Andrew Gombert, EPA)

Hillary Clinton had some strong words on Fridayfor Republicans over the Senate health care bill.

In a tweet, Clinton said the GOP would be "the death party" if the bill passes the Senate.

Clinton's post was a retweet of a column from the Center for American Progress, a liberal advocacy group,and Harvard researchers that claims roughly 18,000 to 28,000 people could die in 2026 if they were to lose coverage due to the new policy.

Clinton isn't the only former Democratic presidential candidate criticizing the bill. On Thursday, Barack Obama wrote in a Facebook post, "This bill will do you harm."

Obama and Clinton's words seemed to echo President Trump's initial assessment of the House's own legislation to repeal Obamacare. According to a GOP Senate aide,Trump said the House health care bill was "mean."On Thursday, after the Senate version was released, Trump said it needed "a little negotiation, but it's going to be very good."

As of Friday,five Republican senators have said they oppose the bill. If no Democrats vote in favor of the legislation, only two GOPers would be needed to stop it from passing.

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Hillary Clinton calls Republicans 'death party' if health care bill passes - USA TODAY

"Hillary Clinton to me is the Jane Fonda of the Vietnam," Baldasaro said in July. "She is a disgrace for the lies that she told those mothers about their children that got killed over there in Benghazi. She dropped the ball on over 400 emails requesting back up security. Something's wrong there."

"This whole thing disgusts me, Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason," he added. The US Secret Service then said it was investigating his remarks.

Baldasaro later said that he regretted "saying it the way I did" and blamed the "liberal media" for running with it.

At the time, Trump said he wasn't aware of Baldasaro's comments but told a local channel that he was "a very fine person."

"I will tell you hes a very fine person," Trump told local New Hampshire TV. "Nobody wants to take care of the veterans in this country, who have been treated horribly, more than Al, so that's what I know," Trump said.

Baldasaro told BuzzFeed News later that year that he stood by his comments on Clinton, but contended that they were misunderstood.

In a tweet Friday, Baldasaro responded to the controversy over his attendance at the bill signing, saying, "Fake News, nothing new! Nobody advocated shooting Hillary, just an opinion in accordance with law & CONSTITUTION on treason."

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Yet Another Person Who Called For Hillary Clinton To Be Shot Was Invited To The White House - BuzzFeed News

President Trump is questioning the independence of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of election interference by the Russians because it includes people who backed his Democratic opponent in the 2016 campaign.

"I can say that the people that have been hired are all Hillary Clinton supporters," Trump said in a clip of an interview on "Fox and Friends" that will be shown Friday morning.

News outlets have reported at least three lawyers Mueller has hired to help conduct his investigation have donated almost exclusively to Democrats, including Clinton.

As part of his investigation, Mueller will probe for possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. The Washington Post reported Mueller will also investigate whether Trump obstructed justice by allegedly telling former FBI Director James Comey that he hoped the bureau would end its probe of Michael Flynn, Trump's first national security adviser. Another report Sunday said Mueller hasn't decided yet whether to investigate Trump.

In the Fox and Friends interview, Trump claimed "there has been no obstruction." He said "it's bothersome" that Mueller and Comey are friends and former colleagues.

"He's very, very good friends with Comey, which is very bothersome," Trump said. "But he's also -- we're going to have to see. I mean we're going to have to see in terms -- look, there has been no obstruction. There has been no collusion. There has been leaking by Comey. But there's been no collusion, no obstruction, and virtually everybody agrees to that. So we'll have to see."

As Trump has stepped up his attacks on Mueller, and is reportedly even considering letting him go, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have defended the former FBI director whose leadership at the helm of the bureau lasted longer than anyone since J. Edgar Hoover.

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Trump questions Mueller's investigation: It's full of 'Hillary Clinton supporters' - Washington Examiner

Seven months after the election, Hillary Clinton remains as unpopular today as she was after November's election, a new poll found.

According to Gallup, Americans' views of the Democratic presidential candidate remain unchanged, as 41 percent of people said they have a favorable view of Clinton, who challenged President Trump in last year's presidential race.

Clinton's favorability has remained unchanged over the last seven months, Gallup reported, with 43 percent of Americans saying they had a positive view of the 2016 presidential candidate in November. Her favorability dropped to 41 percent in December, and has been the same since then.

With the exception of Clinton, losing presidential candidates over the last 25 years have seen a boost of at least 4 percentage points in their favorability after the election, according to previous Gallup polls.

Mitt Romney, who challenged former President Barack Obama in 2012, and Bob Dole, who ran against former President Bill Clinton in 1996, each saw their favorability increase four points after their respective elections.

Former President George H.W. Bush, who lost to Clinton in 1992, saw his favorability rise 16 points, and Sen. John McCain, who faced off against Obama in 2008, saw a 14 percent gain in favorability.

No comparable data existed for Democrat John Kerry, Gallup said.

Clinton largely retreated from public view immediately after the election, but has since re-emerged. She gave the commencement speech at her alma mater, Wellesley College, last month, spoke about her loss at Recode's Code Conference, and has challenged Trump on Twitter.

Gallup conducted its poll of 1,009 adults from June 7 through June 11. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level, Gallup said.

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