President Donald Trump claimed he was the victim of a witch hunt by “bad and conflicted people” after it emerged that special prosecutor Robert Mueller was investigating him for possible obstruction of justice in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Russia probe.
The White House has not denied reports that Mr Mueller has expanded his investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow to determine if Mr Trump tried to influence the probe in a way that obstructed justice.
White House officials have urged Mr Trump not to tweet about the Russia probe because of possible legal complications, but he lashed out at Mr Mueller on Thursday.