President Trump maintained Thursday that the Russia investigation had turned into a “witch hunt” against him, but refrained from directly criticizing the man at its helm or the appointment of a special counsel.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein tapped former FBI Director Robert Mueller to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, including the question of whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow.

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