NEW: Trump has claimed Mueller applied to be FBI director and was "turned down." But newly released documents don't back up Trump’s version of events.

NEW: Trump has claimed Mueller applied to be FBI director and was "turned down." But newly released documents don't back up Trump’s version of events. https://t.co/v69O2nxM2J

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) December 3, 2019