President Donald Trump said Friday that "there should be no" report from special counsel Robert Mueller on his Russia investigation.
His comments come a day after the House unanimously passed a symbolic resolution calling for public release of the report Mueller gives to the Justice Department about his probe. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tried to bring the measure up in his chamber on Thursday, but Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., blocked it.
The former FBI director is looking into the Kremlin's efforts to influence the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. Mueller is reportedly winding down the probe and could send his conclusions to the Justice Department soon. Attorney General William Barr is not required to make it public.
In a series of tweets, the president said the special counsel "should never have been appointed and there should be no Mueller Report." He also claimed Mueller's investigation was "an illegal & conflicted investigation in search of a crime."
"THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A PRESIDENT AGAIN!" he added.
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