Pres. Trump acknowledges he's being investigated

To summarise - 150 days in, President Trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice in the Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into his campaign's possible collusion with Russia's meddling in the 2016 election to damage his democratic opponent. He lashed out at a top Justice Department official overseeing the inquiry, reflecting his mounting frustration with the unrelenting controversy that has consumed his early presidency.

Mr. Trump's morning tweets included what seemed like a jab at former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the new Special Counsel for the Russian Federation probe, as he said the investigation was being "led by some very bad and conflicted people!". "Witch Hunt", the president wrote on Twitter.

The latest White House crisis struck on the evening of Trump s 71st birthday, after a day in which he had won plaudits for his handling of the shooting of Republican Congressman Steve Scalise.

Rosenstein, 52, has said little publicly, but a cryptic statement he released late Thursday captured some of the strain and frustration he is probably feeling about the numerous unauthorized leaks about the Russian Federation investigation that have angered the president, according to several of his colleagues and friends. Still, the snowballing investigation has deeply angered Trump, who denies he has any nefarious ties to Russian Federation.

After the firestorm caused by Comey's firing, Rosenstein appointed Mueller, Comey's predecessor as FBI director, to take over the DOJ Russia investigation. "That's undemocratic on its face and a blatant violation of the president's oath of office", Feinstein said in a written statement.

Mr. Trump's latest tweets drew a concerned statement from Sen.

The president has denied that he has any nefarious ties to Russian Federation and has also disputed that he attempted to block the investigation into his campaign's possible role in Mocsow's election-related hacking.

The FBI probe, now in the hands of special prosecutor Robert Mueller, shifted its focus to allegations of obstruction in the days after Trump fired the agency s then director James Comey on May 9.

"Americans should be sceptical about anonymous allegations".

The department would not comment on the record on whether Trump, who has repeatedly complained about leaks on the case, requested the statement.

"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.

The move was confirmed by a transition official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss post-election decisions. After Comey's firing, the administration gave differing reasons for his dismissal. But Rosenstein, too, may ultimately have to hand off oversight of the probe given his own role in Comey's firing.

Trump's Twitter response followed days of intensifying criticism of Mueller from some conservatives who have charged the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director and his team with political bias and have claimed his relationship to Comey and an earlier meeting with Trump amount to conflicts of interest.

Trump's tweets came after the top lawyer for his transition team warned the organization's officials to preserve all records and other materials related to the Russian Federation probe.

A Trump's transition official confirmed the lawyer's internal order, which was sent on Thursday.

Mueller and his team are also looking at the financial activities of Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, and Carter Page, according to the Washington Post.

The White House has directed questions to outside legal counsel, which has not responded.

Trump's tweet comes less than a day after a unusual statement from a senior official in his administration. Kushner's lawyers say he will cooperate with investigators.

Onlookers have assumed that any obstruction was meant to prevent evidence of "collusion" or Russian infiltration of Trump's campaign from surfacing.