Rep. Eric Swalwell said special counsel Robert Mueller “played into” President Trump’s strategy to undermine the Russia investigation.

The California Democrat said Trump’s public attacks, calling the inquiry a “witch hunt” and complaining it was taking too long, influenced the way the former FBI director conducted his inquiry, leading to a disappointing result.

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