Trump campaign on Mueller: ‘Turn tables,’ investigate Obama administration

Published



President Trump’s reelection campaign is moving to wield the Mueller report’s assessment against Democrats in 2020, calling for an investigation in the Obama’s administration for instigating the federal probe into allegations Trump colluded with Russia to defeat Hillary Clinton.

Although the Mueller inquiry determined that Russia meddled in the 2016 campaign to boost Trump, the investigation concluded neither the president, his associates, nor his campaign worked with Moscow to defeat Clinton. After those findings were made public Thursday with the issuance of the report, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said the previous administration should be forced to explain a probe initiated on its watch.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.