Trump lashes out at Biden in TV interview

President Donald Trump and Republicans are launching a broad election-year attack on foundation of Russia investigation, including declassifying intelligence information to try to place senior Obama administration officials under scrutiny for routine actions.

"He was one of unmaskers," Trump said of Biden in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo, labeling Russia investigation as " greatest political crime in history of our country."

Trump moved furr to lay blame on his predecessor and would-be replacement. " president knew everything," Trump said. "President Obama and Vice President Biden, y knew everything."

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Trump and his Republican allies are pushing to reframe Russia investigation as a "deep state" plot to sabot his administration, setting st for a fresh onslaught of attacks on past and present Democratic officials and law enforcement leaders.

Trump says coronavirus pandemic showed he was "right" about importance of U.S. manufacturing and moving supply chains out of China, as he blamed that country anew for t doing eugh to slow pandemic.

"Everything I said turned out to be right," Trump said in interview. "We should have m all in United States."

president has signaled a willingness to deliver aid to state and local governments — funding that is a core demand of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., but in Fox interview Trump said Democratic-led  states are using COVID-19 pandemic to make up for "over twenty five years of bad manment."

Trump's comments came before president traveled to Allentown, Pennsylvania Thursday to highlight a U.S. medical equipment distributor. It's his second trip in as many weeks as he tries to convince American public that it's time for states to begin to reopen, even as virus continues to spread.