President Donald Trump took to Twitter late Friday to declare that the House Intelligence Committee's report proved that "no collusion" existed between his campaign and Russia and slammed special counsel Robert Mueller's probe as a "witch hunt."
"As I have been saying all along, it is all a big hoax by the Democrats based on payments and lies," the president said in his post.
The Intelligence Committee officially closed its investigation, saying in its final report that it found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow during the 2016 presidential election.
Panel Democrats fiercely opposed the conclusion, arguing that the committee did not interview enough witnesses or gather enough evidence to support its finding.
The Intelligence Committee is chaired by Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California. The ranking Democrat is Rep. Adam Schiff, also of the Golden State.
The committee's investigation began with bipartisanship but ultimately succumbed to factional squabbling. Republicans announced the major findings last month.
Mueller's probe is continuing, as are investigations by the Senate Intelligence and Judiciary Committees.