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'A mountain gave birth to a mouse': Putin mocks Mueller investigation, again denies interference
William Cummings, USA TODAY Published 7:50 a.m. ET April 10, 2019

WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into 2016 election interference for the first time publicly since the probe concluded and mocked it as a failure, saying, "a mountain gave birth to a mouse."

"It was clear for us from the start that it would end like this," Putin said Tuesday of the investigation, even though the report has not been made public. He made the remarks at a forum on the Arctic in St. Petersburg, Russia.

"The mountain gave birth to a mouse, as they say," Putin said, according to The Moscow Times.

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