President Donald Trump is expressing his displeasure with special counsel Robert Mueller's motives after Mueller blunt dismissal of Trump's repeated claims that the Russia investigation had cleared him of obstructing justice.
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The president also offered mixed messages on Russia's efforts to help him defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 campaign. Â Early in the day, Trump tweeted he had "nothing to do with Russia helping me get elected."
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That was the first time he seemed to acknowledge that Russia tried to help his campaign. Then on the White House South Lawn, Trump told reporters: "Russia did not help me get elected." He said he got himself elected.
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