Trump continues to target Robert Mueller after his death - The Washington Post
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President Trump continues publicly criticizing former special counsel Robert Mueller after his death in 2019.
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President Trump has continued to make critical statements about Robert Mueller following Mueller's death, according to The Washington Post. Mueller, the former special counsel who led the Justice Department's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and potential obstruction of justice by Trump, died in March 2019. Trump's continued attacks on Mueller, even after his death, reflect his long-standing grievance with the investigation that shadowed his first term and resulted in multiple indictments of Trump associates. The remarks underscore Trump's enduring focus on challenging the credibility of the Russia probe, an investigation he characterized as a "witch hunt" throughout his first presidency. Trump's post-mortem criticism of Mueller illustrates how central the special counsel investigation remains to his political narrative.
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