President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE's personal attorney on Saturday called on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE to shut down special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's investigation into Trump campaign associates' ties to Russia.

Trump lawyer John Dowd issued the call to "bring an end" the federal probe a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, prompting firm pushback from Democrats.

"I pray that Acting Attorney General Rosenstein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility and Attorney General Jeff Sessions and bring an end to alleged Russia Collusion investigation manufactured by McCabe’s boss James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE based upon a fraudulent and corrupt Dossier,” Dowd said in a statement obtained by The Hill.

"Just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations,” he added.

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Dowd had initially told The Daily Beast, which first reported his statement, that he was speaking as Trump's counsel, but the lawyer later said he was speaking in a personal capacity. A clarification from Dowd was communicated to The Hill by another member of the president's legal team.

Trump's lawyer issued the statement after the president celebrated the firing of McCabe on Twitter late Friday night, calling it "a great day for Democracy."

“Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!” Trump wrote.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerRepublican senator says plans to confirm justice before election 'completely consistent with the precedent' Video of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Graham signals support for confirming a Supreme Court nominee this year MORE (D-N.Y.) warned Trump and his legal team against any effort to shutter the special counsel investigation.

"Mr. Dowd's comments are yet another indication that the first instinct of the president and his legal team is not to cooperate with Special Counsel Mueller, but to undermine him at every turn," Schumer said in a statement Saturday.

"The president, the administration, and his legal team must not take any steps to curtail, interfere with, or end the special counsel's investigation or there will be severe consequences from both Democrats and Republicans."

Rosenstein has been overseeing the special counsel probe after Sessions recused himself last year over his contacts with Russians during his time as an adviser to the Trump campaign.

Sessions fired McCabe on Friday, two days before the No. 2 FBI official was set to retire, following an internal watchdog review. McCabe had stepped down from his position in January amid pressure from Trump and Republicans.

In firing McCabe, Sessions said the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility and Office of the Inspector General had found that the senior FBI official made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and "lacked candor — including under oath — on multiple occasions."

McCabe denied that charge, claiming he was fired in an effort to undermine Mueller's probe, of which he is a potential witness.

“The idea that I was dishonest is just wrong. This is part of an effort to discredit me as a witness,” McCabe told The New York Times.

McCabe had faced months of criticism from Trump and other administration officials for his role in the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE's use of a private email server while serving as secretary of State.

Trump repeatedly accused the official of being biased against him by citing his wife's 2015 Democratic bid for office in Virginia and acceptance of donations from Clinton allies.

House Republicans also mentioned McCabe in a controversial memo alleging an improper surveillance authorization by the FBI and Justice Department on a Trump campaign aide, citing the use of a dossier of opposition research that was used in the warrant application.

Trump had reportedly ordered the firing of Mueller last year, but ultimately backed off when White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign.

The president's lawyers were also reportedly trying to find instances supporting the president's claims that Mueller had conflicts of interest in the case.

Trump's lawyers are in talks with Mueller's team to negotiate terms of a potential interview with the president as part of the sprawling probe.

Mueller's team has secured guilty pleas from three former Trump campaign associates and has brought various charges against a fourth, former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort Paul John ManafortOur Constitution is under attack by Attorney General William Barr Bannon trial date set in alleged border wall scam Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE.

As part of the probe, the special counsel has reportedly been interested in Trump's decision last year to fire former FBI Director James Comey, who spearheaded the federal Russia probe before Mueller was appointed last year.

Trump has repeatedly decried the Mueller investigation as a "witch hunt," while Democrats have continued to voice concerns that the president may try to bring the probe to an end.

Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, noted that "it's impossible to evaluate the merits" of McCabe's firing since the Justice Department's inspector general has not released the report that triggered the disciplinary process that resulted in the recommendation that he be fired.

However, he tweeted, "That it comes after the President urged the DOJ to deprive McCabe of his pension, and after his testimony, gives the action an odious taint."

— Niall Stanage contributed to this report, which was updated at 2:40 p.m.