Trump blasts Russia probe as 'political hoax'
President Donald J. Trump disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, April 15, 2019. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
WASHINGTON - (AP) -- President Donald Trump is blasting the investigation into Russian election meddling as "The Greatest Political Hoax of all time!" hours before the long-awaited released of special counsel Robert Mueller's report Thursday.
Trump's first tweet of the day blasted investigators.
Trump tweeted, "Crimes were committed by Crooked, Dirty Cops and DNC/The Democrats," although there is no evidence of that. Trump frequently calls the probe into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia a "witch hunt."
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After nearly two years of waiting, America will get its first glimpse of Mueller's report later Thursday-- but not before Attorney General William Barr weighs in at a 9:30 a.m. press conference.
A redacted version of the nearly 400-page report will be delivered to Congress on CDs between 11 a.m. and noon and then be posted for the public on the special counsel's website.
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