Trump: Coincidence that Russia is bubbling up ahead of tax push? ‘NOT!’

President Trump on Sunday suggested that it is no coincidence that news surrounding the special counsel’s investigation into Russian election interference has emerged at the same time that Republicans are pushing tax reform on Capitol Hill.

“All of this ‘Russia’ talk right when the Republicans are making their big push for historic Tax Cuts & Reform,” Trump wrote on Twitter.

“Is this coincidental? NOT!” 

All of this “Russia” talk right when the Republicans are making their big push for historic Tax Cuts & Reform. Is this coincidental? NOT!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 29, 2017

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Trump’s comment comes two days after reports surfaced that a grand jury approved the first charges in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

The indictment is currently sealed and it’s not clear who the charges target, or what they include, though they could be unsealed as early as Monday, according to multiple reports. 

House Republicans are expected to unveil their tax-reform legislation on Wednesday. Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing to pass a series of tax cuts by the end of the year.

Trump has long decried the special counsel’s investigation as a “political witch hunt” propagated by the Democrats as an excuse for losing the election.

The U.S. intelligence community concluded in a report made public in January that Russia sought to meddle in the election and sway the contest in Trump’s favor.