Trump says Democrats are promoting 'fabricated' sexual abuse stories about him because the Russia probe has stalled
- President Donald Trump dismissed claims of sexual abuse against him as "FAKE NEWS"
- He said Democrats are seizing on them because the Russia probe has stalled.
- But there are indications that the Russia probe has not stalled, and will produce results in the near future.
President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning that Democrats had turned to promoting "false" and "fabricated" stories against him because the investigation into his campaign's collusion with Russia had stalled.
"Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia - so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!" Trump tweeted.
Trump's tweet follows a segment on NBC's "Megyn Kelly Today" where Kelly interviewed three woman who claimed Trump had acted inappropriately towards them.
Trump and his spokespeople have categorically denied the accusations. At a press conference after Kelly's interview, reporters dogged the White House for a response.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the allegations had been public before the election, and that "the people of this country had a decisive election supported President Trump, and we feel like these allegations have been answered through that process."
But while Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Trump's ties to Russia during the campaign has not yet proven collusion, several recent developments indicate they may be getting close.
Indictments in October yielded a guilty plea from George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser who admitted to making false statements to the FBI.
Both Papadopoulos and former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn appear that they are now cooperating with Mueller's investigation, which may indicate they're helping to provide information on officials higher up in Trump's political organization.
Meanwhile, top Democratic senators have called on Trump to resign due to the allegations made against him by 16 women as they clean their own house of elected officials tied to similar misdeeds.
With Trump campaigning for Roy Moore, another alleged sex abuser, Democrats may seek to make the issue of sexual abuses, and the Russia investigation, key pillars of their 2018 campaign, where they could win back the House and Senate.