The president also appeared to undermine Mueller's leadership, saying the "witch hunt" was being "led by some very bad and conflicted people!"
Following reports that U.S. Department of Justice special counsel will be examining Trump for obstructing justice disrupted in the probe into Russian involvement in the US election campaign, US President Donald Trump turned to Twitter today (Thursday) to attack former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Though Rosenstein did not explain what prompted the statement, many political observers connected it to recent reports that special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the DOJ investigation into Russian election meddling, is also investigating whether Trump attempted to obstruct justice.
It quoted five people briefed on the requests and said those who have agreed to be interviewed are Daniel Coats, the director of national intelligence, Admiral Mike Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency, and his recently departed deputy, Richard Ledgett.
Mueller, the former FBI director, was put in charge of the investigation after Trump fired Comey and public pressure mounted for a special counsel to take over. Comey told Congress last week that he believed he was sacked "because of the Russian Federation investigation".
"We may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here because above all they love our country", Trump said at the White House.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller last month, testified Tuesday he has seen no evidence of good cause to fire Mueller. The New York Times reported that Trump had been waved off the idea by advisers.
"Firing Bob Mueller is an attack on the rule of law", OR senator Ron Wyden told reporters.
Trump 'confirms' he's under probe
Because Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the probe , it was Rosenstein who appointed Mueller to the job . Mr Trump was criticised for the tweet by the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dianne Feinstein.
He wrote in multiple social media posts that he views Mueller - a long-serving former Federal Bureau of Investigation director respected by both parties - as leading a biased probe with the singular aim of dislodging Trump. After it was revealed that Mueller's inquiry would include looking at potential malfeasance on Trump's part, Gingrich decided that Mueller is actually "the tip of the deep state spear aimed at destroying or at a minimum undermining and crippling the Trump presidency", and that Mueller is "the anti-Trump special counsel".
Grassley is known as one of the Senate's most dogged investigators, but in the early days of the Trump administration, it hasn't been clear how hard he intends to push on possible misconduct.
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16: The U.S. Justice Department has warned Americans against believing anonymous sources.
But a source close to the President told CNN's Jim Acosta that Trump has been advised to avoid such a dramatic move.
Tim Maloney, a Maryland lawyer who has worked with Rosenstein, said he is going to handle the decision of whether to recuse himself in the oversight of the special counsel's Russian Federation investigation "by the book". Nearly half of Americans say they're very concerned.
"If I had nothing to hide and someone wanted to investigate, I would say, 'Go ahead, do your thing, I don't care, because you won't find anything, '" said Younger, a Democrat who imports jewelry supplies.
While a sitting president is unlikely to face criminal prosecution, obstruction of justice could form the basis for impeachment.
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