President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE on Sunday said former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Andrew George McCabeGraham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE wrote memos about their interactions to further his own agenda.

“Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

“I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE. Can we call them Fake Memos?”

Spent very little time with Andrew McCabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. I don’t believe he made memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. Same with lying James Comey. Can we call them Fake Memos? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2018

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The tweet from the president comes after Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE said Friday that he fired McCabe for leaking to the media and misleading congressional investigators.

McCabe, who was the No. 2 official at the FBI, reportedly provided special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s team with memos describing his contacts with the president.

Former FBI Director James Comey, who Trump fired last May, told a Senate panel last year that shortly after he was dismissed, he authorized "a close friend" to leak the contents of a memo to the media in order to prompt a special counsel investigation.



"I asked a friend of mine to share the content of the memo with a reporter," said Comey.

"I didn't do it myself for a variety of reasons but I asked him to because I thought that might prompt the appointment of a special counsel."