In a series of tweets on Thursday, President Donald Trump attacked special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the President’s campaign and Russia.
Thursday marks one year since the special counsel took over the investigation after President Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey. The President, in his early morning tweet, once again referred to the investigation as a “witch hunt.”
“Congratulations America, we are now into the second year of the greatest Witch Hunt in American History…and there is still No Collusion and No Obstruction. The only Collusion was that done by Democrats who were unable to win an Election despite the spending of far more money!” Trump tweeted.
Since the investigation began, the president and his legal team have frequently argued that there is “no collusion” between his campaign and Russia. However, in one year, the special counsel’s investigation has shown a number of results.
Four Trump campaign aides, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, have been indicted and charged with money laundering, conspiracy against the U.S., bank frauds and similar. Mueller’s team also charged dozens of Russians accused of interfering in 2016 presidential elections.
Meanwhile, the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday announced that it concurred with the intelligence community’s 2017 assessment that Russia sought to sow discord during the election with the intent of harming Democrat Hillary Clinton and aiding Trump.
Rudy Giuliani, who now heads the President’s legal team in the Russia probe, said on Wednesday that when it comes to the president, Mueller’s team can only write a report at the conclusion of its investigation. Such a report could outline wrongdoing or include recommendations for the House.
“They can’t indict. At least they acknowledged that to us after some battling, they acknowledged that to us,” Giuliani told CNN.
Justice Department guidelines dating back to the Nixon administration say that a sitting president can’t be indicted.
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