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ARM-TWISTING: Michael Cohen and Donald Trump on the campaign trail in September 2016. Photo: Reuters

Jim Mustian

US President Donald Trump yesterday renewed his call to end a probe into Russian election meddling, describing the investigation as a "witch hunt" a day after US prosecutors detailed a previously unknown attempt by a Russian to help his 2016 presidential election campaign.

"Time for the Witch Hunt to END!" Trump said in a message on Twitter. His tweet also quoted TV host Geraldo Rivera, a Trump friend, dismissing any claim of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia as "collusion illusion".