Last week, former FBI Director James Comey told Congress he believed he was sacked by Trump to undermine the agency's Russian Federation investigation.
Rosenstein is the government lawyer responsible for overseeing the investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russian Federation during the 2016 presidential election, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions having recused himself from the probe.
A growing investigation - today - NBC News has confirmed - that special counsel Robert Mueller - is investigating possible obstruction of justice - tied to President Trump.
In a major development in the Russian Federation investigation - news - that it is now expanding - to include questions about President Trump himself - and possible obstruction of justice.
Kushner, who is both the President's son-in-law and Senior Advisor to the President, reportedly approached Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak in early December, before he was made a White House employee, requesting to establish a backchannel to Moscow to avoid the eyes and ears of US intelligence services.
A White House official said Friday's tweetstorm is a sign Trump is "taking matters into his own hands" - the latest example of how he thinks he is the best person to deliver his message.
Trump spent Friday morning touting his economic policies and criticizing the investigation. Rosenstein can fire Mueller, but that doesn't make him the one investigating Trump.
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Discussions are going well with the government and we hope soon to be able to bring this work to a successful conclusion. The Democratic Unionists is a hard-line Protestant party associated with social conservatism.
Comey said the notes contain his recollections that Trump asked for his loyalty when they met for a January dinner and then urged him during a private meeting in the Oval Office two weeks later to drop an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
The tweet from President Trump on Friday was more of a squawk. "Nice", it added.Meanwhile, Mueller has sought interviews with three Trump administration officials who weren't involved in Trump's campaign.
The former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief said it would be up to Meuller to determine whether Trump had obstructed justice.
Trump wrote, "You are witnessing the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history - led by some very bad and conflicted people!".
Rosenstein pledged this week that he would maintain the integrity of the investigation and saw no reason to fire Mueller, despite reports that Trump was considering such a move.
Legal experts warned that Comey's testimony may provide enough evidence for an obstruction of justice case against Trump, which could be used as the basis for impeachment proceedings.
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