Mueller investigation Trump on Mueller report: 'Let it come out'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe to be made public, expressing confidence that it will vindicate him.

"Let it come out. Let people see it," the president said, though he added that it's up to Attorney General William Barr on whether the report will be released for public view.


The president added that his supporters also want to see the report.

"I want to see the report. You know who wants to see it? The tens of millions of people that love the fact that we have the greatest economy we've ever had," he said. "I look forward to seeing the report."

Trump's comments come amid speculation that Mueller's investigation is winding down, and as lawmakers on both sides have called on the special counsel's report to be made public once the probe is completed.

Just five days ago, Trump fumed on Twitter that there should be no report on Mueller's probe into whether Russia colluded with the president's 2016 campaign. He went on to claim the investigation is "illegal" and that "Russian Collusion was nothing more than an excuse by the Democrats for losing an Election that they thought they were going to win."

"So, if there was knowingly & acknowledged to be 'zero' crime when the Special Counsel was appointed, and if the appointment was made based on the Fake Dossier (paid for by Crooked Hillary) and now disgraced Andrew McCabe (he & all stated no crime), then the Special Counsel...should never have been appointed and there should be no Mueller Report," the president tweeted Friday.

The president has repeatedly called Mueller's probe a "witch hunt" and has claimed there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia. Trump has also maintained that he's cooperated fully with the investigation, which includes whether Trump tried to obstruct justice.

Despite the president's cries that the probe is unfair, Mueller has secured multiple indictments, plea deals and the conviction of Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman.

Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos, former Trump aide Rick Gates, Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen and longtime Trump associate Roger Stone have all had charges brought against them.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are each preparing for some sort of release of Mueller's report.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, appears prepared to pick up where Mueller leaves off, opening earlier this month a wide-ranging investigation into obstruction of justice allegations against Trump and requesting documents from 81 individuals and entities.

Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers — such as Rep. Devin Nunes, who previously cast doubt on the Russia investigation — have called for full transparency from Mueller on his final report and also expressed confidence Trump will be exonerated.

Trump on Thursday continued to say that he told lawmakers in the House that if they wanted to see the report, then "let them see it."

"We will see what the report says. Let's see if it's fair," the president said, adding: "I have no idea when it's going to be released."