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21:53, 17-Jun-2017
Trump tweet appears to confirm investigation
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By CGTN's Jessica Stone
US President Donald Trump unleashed a tweet on Friday which received speculation if Trump was confirming a probe related to Russia.
Screenshot of Trump's twitter account. /CGTN Photo
Screenshot of Trump's twitter account. /CGTN Photo
The first speculation came after he tweeted, asked if Trump is confirming he is under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for reportedly interference of justice for unanticipatedly firing FBI director James Comey, who he later fired.
A source close to Trump’s legal team told CGTN, “no” and said that the president was not confirming the investigation.
But another question was raised right after: "Who is Trump referring to?" The speculation pointed to Rod Rosenstein, the Deputy Attorney General, who was brought in to oversee the Russia probe after Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General, rescued himself.
A possibility has been suggested that Rosenstein is under pressure and could soon remove himself from overseeing the special counsel's investigation.
Adding to the intrigue, Rosenstein issued a statement on Thursday night warning Americans, reading in part:
“Americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous ‘officials,’ particularly when they do not identify the country… ” where the source originates.
A Department of Justice spokesperson did not say what prompted the statement.
Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence has now hired his own lawyer to represent him in the Russia probe and there are media reports that the investigation has expanded and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is being investigated by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.
Kushner’s attorney said on Thursday any such scrutiny of Kushner's business would be "standard practice."
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