Trump Says 'no Collusion' After Russians Indicted For Election Meddling
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 17, 2018 | 08:20 AM
Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Feb, 2018 ) :US President Donald Trump on Friday held up the indictment of 13 Russians -- and no Americans -- for meddling in the 2016 election as vindication that his campaign team did not collude with Moscow.
"Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for president," Trump tweeted, pointing to details of the indictment as evidence of his name being cleared.
"The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong - no collusion!" US Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted the 13 Russian nationals, as well as three companies, for running a secret campaign to tilt the presidential election.
The unsealed indictment details a stunning operation that began in 2014 and aimed to sow social division inside the United States, and influence its politics including the 2016 vote.
Trump has repeatedly dismissed claims of Russian interference as "fake news" designed to take away from his election victory over Hillary Clinton.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said the indictments contained "no allegation" that any American was a knowing participant in the meddling, and said there was no judgment on whether the election outcome was affected.
In a separate White House statement reacting to the indictments, Trump urged his fellow citizens to "unite as Americans to protect the integrity of our democracy and our elections." "We cannot allow those seeking to sow confusion, discord, and rancor to be successful," Trump was quoted as saying.
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