California Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) ripped the Trump administration on Saturday for claiming that Robert Mueller's special counsel office had obtained tens of thousands of emails from the Trump transition team illegally.
Swalwell responded Saturday to the claim from
A lawyer for Trump's transition team, Kory Langhofer, claimed earlier in the day that Mueller's team improperly obtained thousands of emails from the GSA, which managed the transition team's email accounts.
Swalwell railed against the claim on twitter.
"'Private documents' on a US Government, public email system? What are they afraid was found? Baloney. This is another attempt to discredit Mueller as his #TrumpRussia probe tightens," Swalwell tweeted.