Cummings: Mueller indictments are evidence of a crime Trump 'tried to cover up' - The Hill

Rep. Elijah CummingsElijah Eugene CummingsHouse rejects effort to condemn lawmaker for demanding 'Dreamer' arrestsHispanic Dems seek vote to condemn GOP lawmaker for demanding arrests of 'Dreamers'Trump's vows to take on drug prices, opioids draw skepticismMORE (D-Md.) called special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probeMORE’s Friday indictments of Russian nationals for U.S. election interference "evidence" of a crime President TrumpDonald John TrumpTillerson: Russia already looking to interfere in 2018 midtermsDems pick up deep-red legislative seat in MissouriSpeier on Trump's desire for military parade: 'We have a Napoleon in the making' MORE "tried to cover up."

“For all of those who have been asking ‘where is the evidence of a crime?’ — this is it. This is the criminal conspiracy,” Cummings said in a statement. “This is what President Trump and his allies have repeatedly called a ‘hoax’ and ‘fake news.’ This is what they tried to cover up.”

“This is what we might never have known if President Trump had been successful in shutting down this investigation,” he added.

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee said the charges “show precisely how the Russians worked to help the Trump campaign, in startling and extensive detail.”

Cummings also highlighted how the Russian groups and nationals had allegedly taken steps to try and suppress the minority vote during the 2016 election.

He called for Congress to take steps to help protect Mueller and his investigation.

“We all must support his ability to complete his investigation independently and prevent anyone from undercutting or interfering with his continued work,” Cummings said.

Mueller charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups with interfering with the 2016 U.S. election on Friday.

"Defendants' operations included supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump ("Trump campaign") and disparaging Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump touts report Warner attempted to talk to dossier authorPoll: Nearly half of Iowans wouldn’t vote for Trump in 2020Rubio on Warner contact with Russian lobbyist: It’s ‘had zero impact on our work’MORE," the indictment reads. "Defendants made various expenditures to carry out those activities, including buying political advertisements on social media in the names of U.S. persons and entities."

Trump has repeatedly slammed Mueller’s probe as a “witch hunt.”

However, Trump has also said that he believes his name will be cleared in the probe if Mueller treats “everything fairly.”

Mueller has sought an interview with Trump in the investigation. Trump has said that he would be open to sitting down with the special counsel, but that the final decision would be made by his attorneys. Trump’s legal team is reportedly advising him not to a take part in an interview.

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