President Trump on Monday asked why he would hurt Russia by expanding U.S. energy production if he was in cahoots with the Kremlin, as most Democrats suspect.

“‘Gas prices drop across the United States because President Trump has deregulated Energy and we are now producing a great deal more oil than ever before.’ @foxandfriends But this is bad news for Russia, why would President Trump do such a thing? Thought he worked for Kremlin?” Trump wrote on Twitter Monday morning.



“Gas prices drop across the United States because President Trump has deregulated Energy and we are now producing a great deal more oil than ever before.” @foxandfriends But this is bad news for Russia, why would President Trump do such a thing? Thought he worked for Kremlin? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2019



On Friday, the New York Times reported that the FBI opened an investigation into whether President Trump was working with Russia, after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team continues to press ahead with its investigation into whether Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 campaign. Prosecutors recently told a court that Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, shared Trump's polling data with Ukrainian oligarchs with ties to the Kremlin.