Feinstein noted that Trump does not actually have the authority to fire Mueller, and that any effort to appoint a replacement for Rosenstein with an eye toward shutting down the investigation would result in a "rude awakening" for the President.
Amid reports Donald Trump is unhappy with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's closeness with fired FBI Director James Comey, the top ethics lawyer from ex-President George W. Bush's administration said Saturday Vice President Mike Pence will "soon become" the next US president.
The special counsel is following two major lines of investigation, said one USA official familiar with the rough outlines of Mueller's probe who spoke on condition of anonymity. Rosenstein, who would be responsible for actually dismissing Mueller, told United States lawmakers he would fire him only with good cause. Rosenstein penned a letter outlining why he thought Comey could be let go, a letter the president reportedly asked him to write.
Since the day Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey, the president is not really able to shut the rumors and the facts swirling around the Russian Federation investigation.
"He's driving this", the White House official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss West Wing internal deliberations.
Rosenstein has said privately he may need to recuse himself from matters relating to the Russiaprobe because he could become a witness in the investigation, ABC News reported on Friday.
On May 17 the Department of Justice appointed Mueller as special counsel to head up the Russian Federation investigation.
Trump said that "nobody has been able to show any proof yet".
Comey testified last week that he also felt pressured to drop the Flynn probe.
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Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8 that Trump told him in a one-on-one Oval Office meeting on February 14 that he hoped that Comey would let go of the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for making false statements about his conversations with the Russian ambassador.
"Trump surrogates are making up Mueller "conflicts" to justify firing him".
The Russia issue has cast a shadow over Trump's five months in office.
Yet Trump's angry tweets on Friday underscored the near-impossible challenge his advisers and legal team have in trying to get him to avoid weighing in on an active investigation. Cohen has already been subpoenaed by the House intelligence panel doing its own Russian Federation investigation.
Thomas' reporting confirms those interview will take place, though he cautions Mueller has not yet made a decision to conduct a full-scale investigation and describes this stage of this inquiry as "preliminary".
Trump's tweet could force Rosenstein's recusal in the Mueller investigation, according to a Bloomberg View article by Harvard law professor Noah Feldman.
Donald Trump has appeared to confirm he is being investigated for obstruction of justice as he complained of a "witch hunt". He testified that he leaked information about the notes through a friend to the Times to increase pressure for the appointment of a special prosecutor after he concluded Trump's administration "defamed" him and the Federal Bureau of Investigation after his May 9 firing.
Though some in the White House have preached caution, fearing a repeat of the firestorm over Mr Comey's sacking, many in Mr Trump's orbit, including his son Donald Jr and adviser Newt Gingrich, have deemed Mr Mueller biased and worthy of dismissal.
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