MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) US President Donald Trump said Washington's relations with Moscow had been damaged by a "phony witch hunt" adding that still, the relationship could be improved.
Notably, Trump has repeatedly referred to US Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into the alleged collusion between his campaign team and Russia as the "witch hunt."
"I think we can have a good relationship with Russia. I think it's hurt by a phony witch hunt. I could have a good relationship with Russia," Trump said in an interview with Fox news on Thursday, when asked if he was still interested in improving US-Russian relations.
Last April, US Special Counsel Robert Mueller finalized the report on his investigation into the alleged collusion between the Trump campaign team and Russia, which was vehemently denied by both sides.
The report showed that the probe found no evidence of collusion between Trump and his campaign with Russia in the 2016 US presidential election. However, Mueller described 10 episodes that may constitute obstruction of justice by the US president.
Notably, US Attorney General William Barr said after reviewing the facts he concluded that the evidence developed by Mueller failed to establish that Trump committed an obstruction-of-justice offense.
