After months of reports by the American media that Trump was under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the story died when the former FBI director James Comey testified under oath that Trump was personally never under investigation. Mark Warner of Virginia, the panel's top Democrat, didn't provide any other details regarding the meeting.
The tweets were clear signs of the president's frustration and anger over the revelation, published on Wednesday evening in The Washington Post, about the investigation by Mueller, who is heading an independent probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Grassley and Feinstein met late Tuesday to discuss the Russian Federation matter following testimony from Attorney General Jeff Sessions before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Politico reported. The order also covers separate inquiries into several key Trump associates including former national security adviser Michael Flynn, campaign adviser Paul Manafort, foreign policy aide Carter Page and outside adviser Roger Stone.
Questions about possible obstruction by the president arose last week when former FBI Director James Comey testified that Trump indicated he wanted him to drop the investigation of former national security advisor Gen. Michael Flynn.
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The investigation could potentially examine whether the president interfered in the ongoing Russian Federation investigation by moving to fire Comey.
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Though the game pegs Republicans against Democrats, attendees and participating lawmakers showed unity in wake of the shooting. Before they took the field , Democrats and Republicans gathered in prayer around second base as fans chanted "USA, USA".
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President Donald Trump is taking to Twitter denounce reports that the Russian Federation investigation is widening to examine whether he tried to obstruct justice.
Shortly thereafter, he followed that up with another tweet, in which he returned to one of his main themes regarding the ongoing probe: "You are witnessing the single greatest witch hunt in American political history - led by some very bad and conflicted people".
Comey also testified he had told Trump he was not under investigation.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she is concerned that Trump might try to fire both Rosenstein and Mueller. Grassley said Comey's dismissal and Comey's testimony on Lynch should be looked at together, noting that Comey "took the opportunity in his testimony to clear his own name by denouncing as false the administration's claims that the FBI rank-and-file had lost confidence in Mr. Comey's leadership in the wake of the Clinton email investigation".
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