President Trump now under investigation for possible obstruction of justice, WAPO reports

The three officials the Post says Mueller is interviewing are Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers and Richard Ledgett, the recently retired deputy NSA director.

Mr Ruddy said Mr Mueller’s law firm also represented members of the Trump family. “It is my view that fully investigating the facts, circumstances, and rationale for Mr. Comey’s removal will provide us the opportunity to do that on a cooperative, bipartisan basis”, added Grassley.

Look, my position is that Mueller is a man of integrity, but we all know in the history of these special investigations, they go far and wide, and they go well beyond what the original jurisdiction was.

Comey testified that initial explanations that he was sacked because of poor leadership were “lies, plain and simple”.

“Director Mueller is going to have the full independence he needs to conduct that investigation, ” Rosenstein said.

He’s also looking for evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates, WaPo reports, citing anonymous officials. Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen.

Sessions said he had confidence in Mueller, but could not say if Trump did.

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Investigators for the special counsel investigating questions of Russian interference in the 2016 election will soon speak to senior intelligence officials, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Trump disputed, though, Comey’s assertion he had asked for a pledge of loyalty.

“Mr. Ruddy never spoke to the President regarding this issue”, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. “I think he’s weighing that option”, Ruddy told PBS “NewsHour” when asked if Trump would let Mueller continue in his role in the Russian Federation probe.

Chatter surfaced earlier this week that the president was considering firing Mueller.

The talk about dismissing Mr Mueller appeared to be coming from Trump allies, including some close to White House strategist Steve Bannon, who are increasingly frustrated with the prospect of a long and winding probe.

“You are obstructing this congressional investigation by not answering these questions”, New Mexico senator Martin Heinrich said.

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter said there’s no reason to keep Mueller because Comey confirmed that Trump wasn’t under investigation, while radio host Mark Levin wrote on Facebook that “Mueller must step aside”.

That would make Trump a subject of a sprawling inquiry that he repeatedly said has no merit.

Mr Mueller is overseeing an Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry into Russia’s alleged meddling the 2016 United States election and any Trump links to it.

Mueller’s investigative team has expanded in recent weeks.