Trump Confirms Reports He is Under Investigation In Twitter Rant

"There has been no notification from the special counsel's office that the president is under investigation", Sekulow said.

Citing Rosenstein's private remarks, ABC News reported that he may have to recuse himself from the investigation, potentially following in the footsteps of Attorney General Jeff Sessions who did so in early March in a move that continues to vex the American president.

We do know, it's Rosenstein who appointed Bob Mueller as Special Counsel.

Mr Rosenstein had written a memo the White House used to justify the firing of Mr Comey, BBC reported. (See video.) Colbert was referring to Trump telling Holt that he was thinking about "this Russian Federation thing" when he fired Comey. Last week, Comey testified in a Senate hearing that he believed he was sacked "because of the Russian Federation investigation".

A person familiar with Mueller's inquiry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday Mueller was looking into whether Trump or others attempted to obstruct the Russian Federation investigation.

The President complained the probe was unfair and wondered why his defeated Democratic opponent was not getting the same scrutiny. But he had said last week he felt vindicated by Comey's testimony on June 8 that he was not the subject of investigation while Comey was heading the agency.

Manafort, Page and Stone have also been linked to the Russian Federation investigations.

She's the associate attorney general, which makes her third in command at the Justice Department behind Rosenstein and Sessions.

At a ceremony last month to welcome Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, the Justice Department's third-ranking official, Rosenstein joked awkwardly about being at the center of criticism since taking office, according to people who were in the room.

"As the deputy attorney general has said numerous times, if there comes a point when he needs to recuse, he will".

Rosenstein earlier this month confirmed he had the ultimate authority to hire or fire Mueller, but said he has been given a wide berth to conduct the probe. He could fire him directly, although that would draw the most ire; he could direct Rosenstein to fire him, but the deputy testified last week that he'd only fire the counsel for "good cause;" Trump could fire Rosenstein and see if his replacement will fire Mueller. Moscow has denied any interference.

Some wondered, without any evidence, whether the statement was the result of pressure from the White House.

It culminated in a tweet Friday from President Donald Trump. "Sad!" he wrote in one post.

The FBI and Congress are both looking at whether Trump campaign officials colluded with the alleged Kremlin plot.

But Sekulow told the Sunday shows that Trump was referring only to claims made by the Washington Post that he was under investigation, and that he had no reason to believe he was actually being investigated.