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Trump Says FBI Missed 'Signals' Of Florida School Shooting Because Of Russia Probe

Trump's flurry of weekend tweets about the Russia investigation and the latest school shooting drew condemnation from both sides of the aisle.
Amidst a hail of tweets over the weekend, President Trump said the FBI is spending too much time on the Russia investigation and missed signs of the deadly Florida school shooting.

President Trump spent the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort tweeting about the Russia investigation after a federal grand jury on Friday indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies in connection with what prosecutors describe as a covert Russian campaign to help Trump win the presidency.

Trump repeatedly asserted that his campaign didn't collude with anyone to win the 2016 election,at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in a bid to prop up his no-collusion-case, stood out.

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