RUSSIA PROBE: Trump calls for end to Mueller’s investigation despite findings

A day after U.S. prosecutors detailed a previously unknown attempt by a Russian to help his 2016 presidential election campaign, President Donald Trump has called for an end to investigations led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

In his renewed call to end the federal probe into Russian election meddling, Trump again described the investigation as a “witch hunt”.

“Time for the Witch Hunt to END!” Trump said in a message on Twitter. His tweet also quoted television host Geraldo Rivera, a Trump friend, dismissing any claim of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia as “collusion illusion”.

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Two days ago, Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted to having contacts with Russian interests as far back as 2015.

That much was revealed in memo by the federal special counsel in a court filing on Friday as investigations continue over Russia’s influence in the last election that brought Trump into power.

The memo revealed that Cohen was in touch as far back as 2015 with a Russian who offered “political synergy” with the Trump election campaign team.

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