Rep. Andy Biggs relieved special Russia probe of Trump is over

PHOENIX – U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, who defended President Donald Trump during a two-year investigation by special counsel, was satisfied with the outcome but expects more to come.

“I don’t know that I feel vindicated, but I’m glad this phase of this thing is over,” Biggs said Monday on KTAR News 93.2 FM’s Arizona’s Morning News.

The Justice Department said Sunday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not find evidence that Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Democrats called for the entire report to be made available to the public.

Biggs, a Republican in his second term in Congress, said, “You’re going to see more of this all the way through the 2020 election.”

Mueller’s full findings haven’t been released — Attorney General William Barr summarized the report. He told senior members of Congress late last week he was considering how much to divulge.

At least two dozen Russian agents were indicted for interference activities in the 2016 presidential election.

The hackers were accused of creating thousands of fake social media accounts that “spread distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general,” according to the indictments.

“They spent $350,000 on social media ads,” Biggs said. “You see the crazy way this country has been divided over this type of thing.”

Focusing on the Russians would be time better spent than on Trump, he said.

“We really need to be doing more — issuing sanctions against the Russians,” Biggs said.

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