Is Mr. Trump under investigation for alleged obstruction of justice?

The Washington Post reported on June 14, citing its own sources, that President Donald Trump is being investigated by special prosecutor Robert Mueller regarding this accusation.

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House - Photo: Reuters

According to Reuters, Mueller is in charge of investigating how Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election, and any possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

Regarding the matter, the Washington Post reported that Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence; Mike Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and Richard Ledgett, former Deputy Director of the NSA, agreed to participate in questioning by Mueller's investigators earlier this week.

The Washington Post reported that the investigation into allegations of obstruction of justice against Trump began several days after James Comey was fired on May 9.

On June 14, Trump's legal team immediately issued a statement refuting the Washington Post's report.

Mark Corallo, spokesman for the legal team, said: "The FBI's leak of information relating to the president is appalling, unacceptable, and illegal."

A spokesperson for special prosecutor Mueller declined to comment on the matter.

Many legal experts believe that Comey's statement during last week's hearing that Trump expected loyalty and that he hoped Comey would drop the investigation into the former senior adviser could strengthen the obstruction of justice allegations against Trump.

During last week's hearing, Comey did not specify his position on whether the president intended to obstruct justice by doing so. However, Comey did add that assessing this matter was the responsibility of prosecutor Mueller.

Following Comey's hearing, Trump declared his innocence, stating that the former FBI director himself had previously asserted three times that Trump was not the subject of an investigation.

Although a sitting U.S. president cannot be criminally prosecuted, obstruction of justice can be grounds for impeachment.

However, such a move would face significant obstacles in Congress because, in order to be implemented, it would require the unanimous consent of the House of Representatives, where Republican lawmakers hold a majority of seats.

According to Tuoitre.vn