Trump Says 'No Collusion, No Obstruction' Following Public Release Of Mueller Report

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there never was collusion or obstruction of justice as evidenced in the publicly released report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations of Trump-Russia collusion earlier in the day

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th April, 2019) US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there never was collusion or obstruction of justice as evidenced in the publicly released report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into allegations of Trump-Russia collusion earlier in the day.

"I'm having a good day, too, it's called no collusion, no obstruction," Trump said. "There never was, by the way, and there never will be. We do have to get to the bottom of these things."

Trump emphasized that the hoax he was subjected to should never again happen to a US president.

Earlier on Thursday, US Attorney General William Barr said Mueller did not find any evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election. Barr also said Mueller's report did conclude that Russia tried to influence the US election, but no American was part of those efforts.

Russia has repeatedly refuted any claims of interference in the US political system, saying the allegations were made up to excuse the election loss of Trump's opponent as well as deflect public attention from actual instances of election fraud and corruption.