Former CIA Director John Brennan John Owen BrennanJournalism or partisanship? The media's mistakes of 2016 continue in 2020 Comey on Clinton tweet: 'I regret only being involved in the 2016 election' Ex-CIA Director Brennan questioned for 8 hours in Durham review of Russia probe MORE blasted President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE after he downplayed allegations of campaign finance violations by calling them a “private transaction.”

Responding to the president's Monday morning tweets, the harsh Trump critic said he is “relieved” that Trump "will never have the opportunity to run for public office again."

“Whenever you send out such inane tweets, I take great solace in knowing that you realize how much trouble you are in & how impossible it will be for you to escape American justice,” Brennan tweeted. “Mostly, I am relieved that you will never have the opportunity to run for public office again.”

Whenever you send out such inane tweets, I take great solace in knowing that you realize how much trouble you are in & how impossible it will be for you to escape American justice. Mostly, I am relieved that you will never have the opportunity to run for public office again. https://t.co/JzB6YH8C6H — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) December 10, 2018

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Trump, quoting Fox News, tweeted Monday that Democrats couldn’t find a “smocking gun” because “there was NO COLLUSION” between his campaign and Russia.



“So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution … which it was not (but even if it was, it is only a CIVIL CASE, like Obama’s — but it was done correctly by a lawyer and there would not even be a fine. Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me),” he tweeted. “Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT!”

....which it was not (but even if it was, it is only a CIVIL CASE, like Obama’s - but it was done correctly by a lawyer and there would not even be a fine. Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me). Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2018

Last week, new court filings from federal prosecutors indicated that Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to make payments during the campaign to two women who claimed to have affairs with Trump.

The sentencing recommendation called for “substantial” prison time for Cohen for federal crimes, despite his cooperation with ongoing law enforcement investigations.