In a confusing message posted on Twitter Friday morning, President Trump seemed to confirm that he is indeed under criminal investigation for his firing of Former FBI Director James Comey.
And a person familiar with Trump's thinking said Tuesday morning that it's "unlikely" the President will fire Mueller, but conceded that it's often hard to predict Trump's behavior.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is also under investigation as a member of the Trump campaign, leading Sessions to recuse himself from the case and allowing Rosenstein to appoint Mueller to head the investigation, reports Fox News.
"She added that she was "increasingly concerned" Mr Trump will fire both [investigative special counsel] Robert Mueller and Rosenstein". In the interview, the president said he was thinking of "this Russian Federation thing with Trump" when he chose to dismiss Comey.
President Donald Trump, who has contradicted top aides about his firing of FBI Director James Comey, on Friday fired off a tweet at odds with his own statements about the decision that triggered a special counsel probe.
Donald Trump has reportedly been yelling at TV sets in the White House as he becomes "increasingly angry" about an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the USA presidential election.
The newspaper noted Mueller had requested interviews with CIA Director Dan Coats, National Security Agency chief Michael Rogers and Richard Ledgett, the former NSA deputy director.
Trump cited the memo in firing Comey. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the investigators were looking into possible obstruction of justice.
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On Thursday Trump derided a "witch hunt" against him, led by some "very bad" people.
He had likened the appointment of the special counsel with the "single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history".
Trump demonstrated Friday morning that the Russian Federation probe continues to consume his attention, tweeting a stream of messages decrying the controversy. "Witch Hunt" he tweeted from the White House shortly before leaving for Miami.
Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, attorney Jay Sekulow said the "president is not under investigation by the special counsel". Trump administration officials often say, typically while pointing to the performance of stock markets, businesses feel more confident under Trump.
He has decided - after consulting with a small circle of advisers in multiple meetings over the last few days - that "this is a political fight and he's going to fight it", the official said.
Mueller is overseeing a host of investigations involving people who are or were in Trump's orbit, people familiar with the probe were quoted as saying.
Rosenstein wrote a three-page memo on May 9 criticizing Comey for his handling of the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private server while in office.
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 USA attorneys across the country will continue, Cramer said.
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