Cuomo, Trump lawyer clash over Russian Federation probe

Yet, Sekulow said the president was referring to a news report about an investigation, not an actual probe. "The tweet from the president was a response to the five anonymous sources that were purportedly leaking information to The Washington Post about a potential investigation of the president".

"We've received no notice of investigation".

The deputy attorney general could become a witness if the circumstances of Comey's firing are considered part of an obstruction investigation.

"My constituents are prosecutors, judges and juries", said criminal defense lawyer Bill Jeffress. Sekulow also spoke to Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" and Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday".

Any confirmation that Mueller has expanded the investigation to consider whether the President obstructed justice with the Comey firing would carry no guarantee of a guilty finding.

"You know it exists", Cuomo said. "No, he's not being investigated!". "When you look at the political atmosphere and the way The Washington Post goes after the president, they go after him every day".

Insiders are anxious about links between Jared Kushner's current lawyer, Jamie S. Gorelick, and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is investigating alleged ties between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Trump has also told friends and others that a "witch hunt" is being conducted against him. He said the tweet last Friday from Trump was specifically directed at a story in The Washington Post about the expanding probe into Russia's election meddling. Sekulow mostly sidestepped the question, but he did suggest that Trump reached his decision through a "collaborative process" in which Trump considered Rosenstein's recommendation (made in a memo criticizing Comey's handling of Hillary Clinton's emails). He also said he believes recent congressional testimony from Mr Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions points to signs of possible obstruction by Mr Trump that warrant further investigation. He has already been subpoenaed by the House intelligence committee. "The FBI's going to do their job".

Newt Gingrich, a staunch Trump supporter, appeared on ABC News Sunday to excoriate Mueller for hiring a group of what he claims are partisan laywers bent on removing the president from office.

As Trump still struggles to acknowledge, the US intelligence community is fully convinced that Russian Federation carried out an attack on our democracy. "So that tweet takes, let's say, 15 seconds", Sekulow said on NBC.

Sekulow joined Trump's personal legal team, which includes Marc Kasowitz, Trump's go-to lawyer for years on both personal and business matters; Mark Bowe, who works with Kasowitz; and newly hired John Dowd, a well-known DC-based attorney.

"Sekulow says that when people study the 2016 presidential election, they'll look back at Trump's communications as the most successful utilization of social media platforms and communication in our lifetime".

At some point, Mueller may wish to interview Federal Bureau of Investigation senior leadership about their meetings with Comey regarding Trump, though it's unclear if this has already taken place.