Or did Trump fire Comey as a way to stop the Russian Federation investigation from going forward?
As Bob Mueller, the special investigator now heading the FBI's probe into allegations of Russian election meddling, filled out his legal team and prepared to begin interviews, Trump erupted furiously for a second consecutive day. In the meeting, Trump requested that the men "put that recommendation in writing", the White House has contended, prompting Rosenstein to offer a formal recommendation to Trump that Comey be fired because he mishandled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. "That's undemocratic on its face and a blatant violation of the president's oath of office". But Rosenstein, too, may ultimately have to hand off oversight of the probe given his own role in Comey's firing.
President Donald Trump is touting his social media following, saying he can deliver his message directly to voters instead of going through the "fake news media".
Until Trump's Friday-morning Twitter burst, only the Washington Post's sources had indicated that Trump was being investigated for possible obstruction of justice.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the deputy White House press secretary, referred questions about Trump's tweet to the President's private attorney, Marc Kasowitz.
The White House has directed questions for details to outside legal counsel, which has not responded.
"This is a political fight and he's going to fight it", a White House official said regarding president's Friday's tweets.
A billion viewers await as rivals India and Pakistan clash
But insinuating "match-fixing" and "external factors" without any proof seems far-fetched even for a mercurial Pakistan side. They have scored 1098 runs in the tournament at a run rate of 6.23 , both of which are also the best in the tournament.
"I can't imagine the special counsel completing this investigation without hearing the testimony from the deputy attorney general", Turley said.
Trump has told associates he has the legal authority to fire Mueller. What is clear is that he could order the Justice Department to ax Mueller, which may result in Rosenstein's departure and would certainly intensify the uproar over the investigation. According to people briefed on his thinking, while Trump has left open the possibility of dismissing Mueller, his anger has been mostly trained on Sessions and Rosenstein.
Mueller is investigating Russian interference in USA elections and possible Russian ties to the Trump campaign. An official of Trump's transition confirmed the lawyer's internal order, which was sent Thursday. The transition, a nonprofit structurally separate from the Trump campaign, continues to operate with a small staff.
Regardless of the chaos that could ensue in the leadership of the Justice Department, Mueller's investigation appears insulated, and much of the work of the department done by United States attorneys across the country will continue, Cramer said.
In another indication of the seriousness of the probe, Michael Cohen, a personal attorney to Trump, said he has retained attorney Stephen Ryan, a former assistant US attorney, to represent him in the ongoing probes. "We're not and the only person responsible for that is the president with these very controversial tweets today", he said.
The effort to make the case about a conflict of interest around Mueller's investigative body comes amid reports that Mueller is looking into whether Trump is guilty of obstruction of justice for allegedly asking Comey to drop an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
At this point, one wonders if there's going to be anyone left in federal government who isn't somehow tainted by the Russian Federation stench, even if it only involves one penned memo.
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