Trump's lawyer calls for end of Mueller probe.

Trump's lawyer said he was voicing his own opinion after initially saying he was speaking on behalf of the president. One outraged Democrat lawmaker warned any interference would lead to a "constitutional crisis."

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller

US President Donald Trump's personal attorney on Saturday said the Justice Department should "bring an end" to a special investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and Trump's own electoral campaign.
John Dowd first told US news website The Daily Beast that the Justice Department should end Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

“I pray that Acting Attorney General Rosenstein will … bring an end to the alleged Russia Collusion investigation … based upon a fraudulent and corrupt Dossier,” Dowd said, adding he was speaking on the president's behalf.
Dowd later sent the same statement to other media organizations, but said he was speaking in his own personal capacity.

John Dowd later said he was not speaking on behalf of Trump

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Democrats outraged

The Mueller investigation began in May 2017. Trump has repeatedly criticized it, dismissing accusations of Russian meddling as a "hoax" and also refuting suspicions that senior Trump campaign officials colluded with the Russian government during the election.
Democrat Senator of Virginia, Tim Kaine, said the Mueller probe "must be allowed to see this investigation through to its conclusion. Period."
Kaine, who was the Democrat party's vice presidential candidate in the 2016 election, added: "We in Congress will not stand idle if he is fired, and threats like this need to stop."
Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, said "any effort to interfere" with the probe would cause "a constitutional crisis and undermine the rule of law."