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President Trump on Friday said he was "being investigated" for firing FBI Director James Comey "by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director."
The tweet was one of several sent by Trump early Friday morning. He concluded the investigation tweet with the comment: "Witch Hunt."
While the president's tweet had the appearance of confirming he is under federal investigation for possible obstruction of justice, it's not clear what information he used to back up comments.
It wasn't immediately clear who Trump was referring to, though it is likely Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein penned a memo last month raising concerns about Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation that the White House used to justify his firing.
Amid a firestorm of criticism of Comey's firing, Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into Russian meddling in last year's election.
The deputy attorney general has vowed to allow Mueller to conduct an independent probe of Russia's actions, including any links to the Trump campaign.
The tweet came just hours after Rosenstein issued an usual statement decrying complaining about leaks in the probe.
"Americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous 'officials,' particularly when they do not identify the country - let alone the branch or agency of government - with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated," the deputy attorney general said late Thursday.
The tweet was one of several sent by Trump early Friday morning. He concluded the investigation tweet with the comment: "Witch Hunt."
While the president's tweet had the appearance of confirming he is under federal investigation for possible obstruction of justice, it's not clear what information he used to back up comments.
It wasn't immediately clear who Trump was referring to, though it is likely Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Rosenstein penned a memo last month raising concerns about Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation that the White House used to justify his firing.
Amid a firestorm of criticism of Comey's firing, Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the federal investigation into Russian meddling in last year's election.
The deputy attorney general has vowed to allow Mueller to conduct an independent probe of Russia's actions, including any links to the Trump campaign.
The tweet came just hours after Rosenstein issued an usual statement decrying complaining about leaks in the probe.
"Americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories attributed to anonymous 'officials,' particularly when they do not identify the country - let alone the branch or agency of government - with which the alleged sources supposedly are affiliated," the deputy attorney general said late Thursday.
