President Trump mocked Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., for saying this week that her staff wasn't responsible for leaking a letter that accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

During a rally in Wheeling, W.Va., Trump improvised the scene that occurred Friday in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, in which Feinstein first said that she had not asked her staff whether they leaked the letter but then an aide reminded her that she had asked them.

In Trump's rendering of the events, Feinstein hesitated and then turned to her staff to ask whether they had leaked it.

"I'll tell you what, that was really bad body language," Trump said. "Maybe she didn't, but that's the worst body language I've ever seen."

Ryan Grim, the reporter for the Intercept who first exposed the letter's existence, has said on Twitter that he did not get it from Feinstein's staff. Feinstein received it in July and then gave it to the FBI after Grim's story published. She has said that she did not tell her colleagues about it earlier in order to protect the woman's identity.

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Feinstein's staff did not leak the letter to The Intercept — Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) September 27, 2018



Appearing to respond to Trump's comments, Feinstein reiterated on Twitter that she did not leak the letter about the sexual assault allegations from Christine Blasey Ford, and included a video of the exchange from Friday.

"From the moment I received Dr. Ford’s letter my actions have been consistent with her wishes," she wrote. "We kept her letter confidential and did not leak the contents or its existence to anyone. Survivors have a right to decide how their stories are made public."



From the moment I received Dr. Ford’s letter my actions have been consistent with her wishes. We kept her letter confidential and did not leak the contents or its existence to anyone. Survivors have a right to decide how their stories are made public. pic.twitter.com/mETU5B3RE2 — Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) September 29, 2018

Trump did not directly refer to allegations by Ford, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, but slammed Democrats for their treatment of Kavanaugh, saying they were working to "obstruct" and "destroy" his nominee, who has denied the accusations.

"They are determined to take back power by any means necessary," Trump said of Democrats. "You see the meanness, the nastiness, they don't care who they hurt, who they have to run over to get power and control."