9th District Congressman Doug Collins says it's time for Congress to "rethink" continuing any investigations into the 2016 presidential campaign.
The Gainesville Republican commented Sunday afternoon shortly after the Justice Department released a summary of the Mueller investigation which concludes the Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia during the 2016 election.
"For two years, Special Counsel Mueller conducted his investigation with every available Justice Department resource at his disposal, and today’s principal conclusions assure every American there was no collusion between Russia and Donald Trump or his campaign," Collins said. "Russia is a bad actor with dark intentions, but there is no evidence that they compromised a presidential nominee. The special counsel’s investigation was long, thorough and conclusive: There was no collusion. There is no constitutional crisis. As the report states, 'the evidence does not establish that the President was involved in an underlying crime related to Russian election interference.'"
Collins praised the Attorney General for the "openness and speed" with which he is sharing the special counsel’s findings with the House Judiciary Committee, on which Collins is the Ranking Member, and the American people.
"While we know that regulations prohibit the attorney general from revealing classified, grand jury and other sensitive information, we can take comfort that his actions are both proper and non-partisan: Democrats wrote the regulations that now govern how he handles Mr. Mueller’s report, and he appears to be complying with those regulations.
"With this in mind, (House Judiciary Committee) Chairman (Jerry) Nadler has the chance to rethink his sprawling investigation, which retreads ground already covered by the special counsel and is already a matter of public record. I hope he recognizes that what may be political fodder for Democrats may not be good for our country...I ask Chairman Nadler to join us in abandoning the divisiveness that Russia prizes and prioritizing the unity that has always made America stronger than our enemies.”
