Jay Sekulow, a member of President Trump’s legal team, said Sunday he
has no knowledge of the president being the target of a federal probe,
following Trump's recent statement suggesting that he is being
investigated.
“The president has not been notified by anyone that
he is under investigation,” Sekulow told “Fox News Sunday,” in a heated
exchange with host Chris Wallace about whether Trump could be under
investigation without knowing.
“You don’t know that he's not under investigation,” Wallace said.
Sekulow responded: “I can’t read minds.”
Sekulow
also said that Trump’s tweet that led people to believe he was under
investigation was in response to a Washington Post story in which
unnamed sources said the president was being investigated.
The FBI
and two congressional panels are investigating whether the Trump
campaign or presidential transition team colluded with Russia during or
after the 2016 White House race.
Before Trump fired James Comey as
the FBI director, Comey told the president he was not a target in the
agency investigation. The Post story suggests the FBI probe, now being
led by special counsel Robert Mueller, includes whether Trump obstructed
justice by firing Comey.
“Nothing has changed since Comey said the president is not a target,” Sekulow also said Sunday.
Sekulow
said Trump has never accused Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein of
“doing anything wrong,” and has expressed no opinion about him.
'Nothing has changed since Comey said the president is not a target.'
Rosenstein wrote a letter that seemed to support Trump firing Comey.
He
told Congress last week that he would not fire Mueller “without good
cause,” amid speculation Trump wanted to get rid of Mueller.
He also said he couldn't say whether Trump has discussed Mueller, citing attorney-client privileges.