Washington, DC - 26 March 2019

1. Mid of Republican House leaders walking to podium

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R) Texas

"While it may not be a literal one, the special counsel did issue one clear indictment: It's an indictment of those folks who accused the president of conspiring or colluding with Russia; who said that they had evidence of the president's crime, when as we all now know the special counsel said that could not possibly be true."

3. Mid of Republican lawmakers at podium

4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R) Texas

"Now, the Republican position is unified. We need to move on. Again, if 19 federal prosecutors, 40 FBI agents, working 18 hours a day for the last two years couldn't find any crimes to charge Donald Trump with, a House chairman and a few House staffers shouldn't be wasting our time looking for them."

5. Mid of GOP House leaders at podium

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R) Texas

"Republicans are united in our position that we do want the full release of the report as allowed by law. That's the same position that the attorney general is taking. The law however does not allow for the release of classified information. The law does not allow for the release of grand jury testimony. So, to be clear, Democrats who yesterday and today are calling for a full report to be released immediately without those considerations, are in fact asking the attorney general of the United States to violate the law."

7. Wide of GOP lawmakers at podium

8. SOUNDBITE (English): Rep. Steve Scalise, (R) Louisiana

"Those people who made those reckless claims, who not only made those claims against the president but continue. They can't give it up. They continue to want to harass the president and his family. Enough is enough. The American people are disgusted with this abuse of power. And with this continued pursuit of attacking the president and his family regardless of where the facts lead. It's the opposite of what any kind of investigation should be about."

9. Mid of lawmakers at podium

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (R) House Minority Leader

"I think he's owed an apology from every individual that stood there and said they had proof. If they said they knew of collusion, if they said and went on the American public and misled that took us down this path. That we spent 22 months, 25 million dollars, 40 FBI agents, 19 attorneys, went to 13 foreign countries, 2800 subpoenas, 500 witnesses and no collusion, I do believe he's owed an apology."

11. Mid of GOP lawmakers at podium

House Republican leaders slammed Democrats over the recent Mueller report, saying now that it shows there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, "it's time to move on."

"If 19 federal prosecutors, 40 FBI agents, working 18 hours a day for the last two years couldn't find any crimes to charge Donald Trump with, a House chairman, and a few House staffers shouldn't be wasting our time looking for them," said Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas.

"They continue to want to harass the president and his family," said Rep. Steve Scalise, the House Republican whip. "Enough is enough."

House Democrats are pressing the Justice Department to provide the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller. House Republicans say they also want the full report, but only as allowed by law.

"The law however does not allow for the release of classified information, Ratcliffe said. "The law does not allow for the release of grand jury testimony."