HILLARY CLINTON/MEDIA/ROBERT MUELLER/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump, in his first interview since the end of Robert Mueller’s investigation, reiterated on Wednesday [3–27-19] that the special counsel’s inquiry was unnecessary and that the focus of public suspicion should have been on the other side. Speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News, Trump attacked Mueller’s team as being populated by Hillary Clinton supporters and part of a greater Democratic smear campaign against him. Though Mueller’s report is not known to fully exonerate Trump for every subject of the probe (the report has not been released to the public), Trump doubled down during the interview that there was nothing to find…Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election ended Friday, and a summary of his report by Attorney General William Barr declared that the special counsel was unable to uncover evidence of a conspiracy or coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. The finding was a point of vindication for Trump and his supporters, who have long derided the investigation as a ‘witch hunt.’ Members of Congress continue to investigate Trump for his business practices and ties to foreign nationals.”
–Matthew Choi, “Trump: Russia would’ve preferred Hillary Clinton as president,” Politico, March 27, 2019 10:49 pm