Article snippet: WASHINGTON — A day after celebrating the release of the Mueller report as ‘‘a good day,’’ President Trump struck a defiant tone Friday, unleashing tweets saying claims in the report by former administration officials that he tried numerous times to stop or influence the probe were ‘‘total bullshit.’’ According to the 448-page report released Thursday, Trump discouraged witnesses from cooperating with prosecutors and prodded aides to mislead the public on his behalf to hamper the Russia probe he feared would cripple his administration. The report’s bottom line largely tracked the findings revealed in Attorney General William Barr’s four-page memo a month ago — no Trump campaign collusion with Russia around the 2016 election, but no clear verdict on obstruction. But the report added new layers of detail about Trump’s efforts to thwart the investigation. Tweeting on a rainy Friday from his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump lashed out at people who cooperated with Mueller’s team. He said statements in the report made by some were ‘‘fabricated & totally untrue.’’ He alleged that ‘‘notes’’ some people said they took after meetings didn’t exist but were created for the Mueller investigation. ‘‘I never agreed to testify, it was not necessary for me to respond to statements made in the ‘Report’ about me, some of which are total bullshit & only given to make the other person look good (or me to look bad),’’ Trump tweeted. ‘‘This was an Illegally Started... Link to the full article to read more