Senator Tim Kaine Quit Acting Guilty, Mr. President ... Mueller Attacks Not Helpin'

3/20/2018 12:50 AM PDT

EXCLUSIVE

Hillary Clinton[1]'s ex-running mate, Tim Kaine, says Donald Trump[2] should probably stop attacking Special Counsel Robert Mueller[3] ... 'cause appearances (of guilt) are everything.

We got the Virginia Senator Monday in D.C., where we asked what he made of Trump's recent flurry of gripes about Mueller's Russia investigation being nothing but a "WITCH HUNT!" that'll supposedly show "NO COLLUSION!" between 45's campaign and ol' Vlad[4].

Kaine says Trump's clearly nervous about something, and he's not doing a very good job at keeping his poker face intact under pressure from the Special Counsel's office.

More importantly ... he says if Trump truly isn't guilty of wrongdoing, why the big show? Sounds like a classic case of "If the tweet fits" ... according to Tim, anyway. 

He's also got a message for the recently fired Andrew McCabe ... not hiring.

References^ Hillary Clinton (www.tmz.com)^ Donald Trump (www.tmz.com)^ Robert Mueller (www.tmz.com)^ Vlad (www.tmz.com)^ March 18, 2018

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