FBI Russia Probe Expands to WH Adviser ‘Close to the President’

Spokesman Sean Spicer said in a statement: ‘The President has always emphasised the importance of making deals with Russian Federation as it relates to Syria, Ukraine, defeating ISIS and other key issues for the benefit and safety of the American people.

The statement was first delivered to Senate lawmakers on Thursday and to House lawmakers during a similar briefing on Friday.

Mr Rosenstein briefed Congress this week about the circumstances surrounding Mr Comey’s firing.

“I believe it hurts our country terribly, because it shows we’re a divided, mixed-up, not-unified country”, Trump said later at a luncheon with a group of television news anchors.

On Thursday, Trump denied trying to influence the investigation by sacking Comey. Mr Rosenstein was “unequivocal” that the panel can and should continue its investigation, according to people familiar with his remarks.

Trump referred to Comey’s testimony at a recent Capitol Hill hearing, after which the Justice Department ended up having to amend part of his testimony regarding last year’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s email practices. Attorney General Jeff Session was forced to recuse himself when it was revealed that he met with Kislyak twice previous year. “It seems to me now to be considered a criminal investigation”, said Republican Sen. Wittes says he didn’t intend to ever discuss the private conversation he had with Comey but changed his mind after learning about Trump’s request for loyalty during a private dinner in January. We have a lot of great things going on.

Comey’s successor He said he would announce Mr Comey’s successor “very soon”.

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“He caused more confusion and anger among members of Congress”, Gallego said.

Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., complained that while Rosenstein made bold statements on the memo, he refused to take questions on it.

“Mueller’s a pro”, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said Friday.

Financial markets recovered somewhat Thursday following a sharp downturn a day earlier after news broke of the special counsel’s appointment.

President Trump gathers with congressional Republicans in the Rose Garden after the House approved the American Healthcare Act on May 4. But lawmakers indicated after the Rosenstein briefings that the special counsel-led probe will look at all these factors.

Mr Mueller will now take charge of the FBI investigation that began last July.

Those discussions focused on mending US-Russian economic relations strained by sanctions imposed on Moscow, cooperating in fighting Islamic State in Syria and containing a more assertive China, the sources said.

“If one thing is clear from the meeting we just had, it is that Mr. Mueller has broad and wide-ranging authority to follow the facts wherever they go”, said Senate Democrat Minority Leader Charles Schumer.

Mr Trump added: “This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!” We can not afford to have Congress sit back and watch this play out the same way it just did, with Trump and his stooges obstructing another investigation into their corruption and high crimes.