It was unclear whether the president's comment confirming he was under investigation was based on direct knowledge or media reports that Mueller is examining whether the president obstructed justice by firing Comey. He said he believes Mr Trump ultimately fired him "because of the Russian Federation investigation". But Donald Trump is no Richard Nixon. And voila! Someone who wasn't a criminal goes to prison without forming any bad intent.
President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday that he is personally under investigation as part of a widening probe into alleged Russian meddling in last year's US presidential race and possible collusion by his campaign, an inquiry that has cast a shadow over his five months in office. Comey himself admitted he served at the pleasure of the president. The president has treated his attorney general to so much vitriol, Sessions reportedly offered to tender his resignation. Additionally, Comey have committed a crime when he leaked the notes.
"The FBI leak of information regarding the President is outrageous, inexcusable and illegal", Mark Corallo, the spokesman for Trump's legal team, said in an email on Wednesday.
Although White House officials tried earlier this week to tamp down speculation that Trump might try to fire Mueller, the escalating conflict led members of Congress of both parties to warn Trump Thursday against the temptation to do so.
Durbin, speaking on WGN radio, said he hoped the response to Trump firing Mueller would be bipartisan if it occurred.
"I can go around them" And he touted a new Rasmussen tracking poll that put his approval rating at 50 percent - an outlier among six June polls that found it ranged from 34 percent to 42 percent. "Regulations way down, jobs and enthusiasm way up!"
In another posting Friday morning, Trump tweeted: "After 7 months of investigations & committee hearings about my 'collusion with the Russians, ' nobody has been able to show any proof". He also has millions of followers on his official Facebook pages.
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Last month, Rosenstein sent a memo to Trump raising concerns over FBI Director James Comey - concerns the White House then cited as a central reason for Comey's firing. He said the president "sought my advice and input" on Comey's firing.
Under department policy, it would normally be the attorney general who oversees the special counsel.
To review: Last month, Trump decided he wanted to fire James Comey because he disapproved of the FBI director's handling of the investigation into his campaign.
Trump's decision to go after Rosenstein sparked widespread speculation in Washington that he may dismiss the deputy attorney general in yet another attempt to get past the Russian Federation investigation, although the likely effect of such a step would be to ignite a new political firestorm and claims that the President is abusing his power and mounting a coverup.
On Thursday, Trump took aim at the report special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the president for obstruction of justice. "And the statute actually calls for that, so that was ignored".
Rosenstein also has authority to fire Mueller, if he finds evidence of good cause. "I mean, did the deputy attorney general not have access to Google?" There's not even an articulated crime.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Comey had presented no evidence to prove that Moscow meddled in the United States election, adding that Washington had tried to influence Russian elections "year after year". The intelligence committee is the lead congressional panel on the Russian Federation hacking scandal, including highly publicized hearings with fired FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "How then is the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation any different from Snowden?"
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