By Will Stewart For Dailymail.com In Moscow
Published: 05:16 GMT, 25 March 2019 | Updated: 05:17 GMT, 25 March 2019
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Russia today waded into the Robert Mueller story arguing that his findings vindicated the Kremlin’s denials of collusion with the Trump campaign.
The allegations had been the 'conspiracy theories' of 'maniacs,' claimed Moscow.
The state media seized on the reports from Washington and in particular President Donald Trump’s claim that the probe was an 'illegal takedown' and that he had been totally exonerated.
One headline from TASS news agency read: 'Mueller’s report confirms no collusion between Moscow and Trump campaign.'
While the Kremlin made clear it needed time before issuing an official comment, close Vladimir Putin ally Alexey Pushkov in a Twitter outpouring said: 'It was clear even BEFORE the Mueller report. From the very start it was biased, artificial, provocative, conspiratorial, designed-to-fuel-hatred towards the Trump campaign.
Russian state media felt vindicated by the initial conclusions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report which cleared President Trump of colluding with Russia. Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) are seen above in Helsinki in July 2018
'Its second goal was to demonize Russia and prevent
