President Trump braced for Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Thursday with a dramatic video montage in which he declares "no collusion" over and over again.
Trump on his Twitter account released an edited video compiling instances in which he dismissed Mueller's investigation by declaring "no collusion," doing so in this video 10 times within the span of 24 seconds. Clearly, the montage is far from complete, with The Washington Post having previously tracked down at least 231 instances of Trump using that phrase.
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The video doesn't reference the second aspect of Mueller's report, with Barr having said that Mueller did not conclude whether the president obstructed justice but did not exonerate him. It's this obstruction of justice question that the redacted report may be able to provide more clarity on, and which could potentially include some details damaging to the administration. Trump did, however, write "no obstruction" in his tweet.
The whole video is set to dramatic music as if it's a movie trailer, although this time, the White House did wisely avoid using the score from The Dark Knight Rises without permission. Watch Trump's video below. Brendan Morrow
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