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If Trump interferes with Mueller probe, he's helping Russians attack US democracy

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Friday that any attempt by President Trump to interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe will be seen as “a direct attempt to aid the Russian government" following the announcement of new indictments against Russian nationals and groups.

“Given the facts alleged in this indictment, not even President Trump should doubt that the Russian government’s effort to subvert our last election was real, that the conspiracy was aimed at helping the Trump campaign and damaging Hillary Clinton, and that Russian operatives were both present in the United States and aided by co-conspirators on the ground,” Nadler said in his statement.

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee said that the allegations laid out in Mueller’s indictments “should lay to rest any assertions by President Trump that the Special Counsel’s investigation is a ‘hoax’ or a ‘witch hunt.’”

“At this point, any step President Trump may take to interfere with the Special Counsel’s investigation — including removing Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein, or threatening to remove Special Counsel Mueller directly — will have to be seen as a direct attempt to aid the Russian government in attacking American democracy,” Nadler concluded.

Trump has attacked Mueller’s probe as a “witch hunt” in the past, and reportedly ordered that Mueller be fired last year. However, White House counsel Don McGahn allegedly refused Trump’s order and threatened to quit over the move.

Mueller filed charges against 13 Russian nationals and three organizations, alleging they used fake personas and stole the identities of real U.S. citizens to influence the election. The charges echo past findings by U.S. intelligence agencies.

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