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After President Trump sent out a statement accepting the appointment of a special counsel in the Russia investigation, he took to Twitter to denounce the investigation as the biggest “witch hunt” in political history. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

Trump is the king of the witch hunts! He carried one out for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Trump himself taught us how to do a witch hunt well.

Thank you, Trump, now we can get you impeached.

— Jacqueline Blaszka Campbell

How can you argue with Trump’s claim of a “witch hunt”? Those on the left have been out to get Trump since the night he was elected. Trump was elected and he’s the president now. It’s time for liberals to get over it. You don’t have to like or agree with him, but you better just accept the fact that Trump’s our president and respect him.

— Brian Newton

Where there is smoke, there is fire. If Trump is innocent, he should welcome a special counsel. Those with nothing to hide have nothing to fear.

— Mike Bigalow

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These leaks to the press have been coming out of the White House. You can’t blame the news media or Democrats when Trump has a loyalty problem. Either Trump is an awful boss or this administration has bad judgment in picking staff members. It’s likely that Trump will always have problems with staff stabbing him in the back. Trump is a bully who does not take responsibility for his behavior.

— Sandra Brown

Democrats are so obsessed with destroying the Trump presidency they couldn’t care less about the Americans who elected them. How about they do their jobs for a change instead of carrying out this witch hunt?

This is just more Washington elites who think Americans work for them. This is the mentality Trump is trying to change and Democrats — and some Republicans — are more worried about the upcoming midterm elections and having something to bolster their standing than they are about the American people.

— Steve Porter

We asked our followers whether they agreed with President Trump saying the investigation into his campaign’s ties with Russia is a political “witch hunt.” Tweets are edited for clarity and grammar:

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And there are more than a few puffs of smoke coming from the White House these days.

—@NMMan

The witch hunts were the Republican-led hearings on Benghazi with Hillary Clinton, where no evidence of wrongdoing was ever found.

—@heymjm

No. Too many unanswered questions to draw out. Answers are needed as soon as possible so America can move forward. Let the facts speak.

—@donna4fish

I disagree with Trump. I think this investigation has been a long time coming.

—@Mile_by_Mile

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