Transcript for Calls grow for special prosecutor for Russia probe

As we just heard from senator Cain there are major questions about. Paul James Cummings firing will impact investigation into Russian meddling. In the US election both Republican and democratic lawmakers are now calling for an independent body to investigate. Our chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross is here with those details morning Brian. Well good morning Robin the FBI director was fired just as the FBI's Russian investigation was at a critical juncture. This morning there are growing calls for a special prosecutor to take over investigation that was clearly about to reach into the White House. With the FBI's Russian investigation finally picking up speed after almost a year. Senior FBI officials say this morning the timing of James Cole mis firing stinks. With Democrats calling for a special prosecutor be inescapable conclusion from the circumstantial evidence here is the president wanted to. Stop or stifle this investigation. Officials tell ABC news that the FBI is increasingly focused on Trump's former national security advisor general Mike Flynn. His former campaign manager Paul man a fork. His former foreign policy advisor Carter page and longtime trump friend Roger Stone all have denied any wrongdoing. But surely testimony last week it was hardly reassuring to the trump camps. We're conducting an investigation to understand whether there was any coordination between. Russia the Russian efforts and anybody associated with the trump campaign. Now some fear a new director of the FBI appointed by president trump could find subtle ways to undercut or even and the investigation. And you direct it could come in and asked that an inspection or review of the case be done. And that. Review could cause. The case to slow down in May be a closed. Just two days ago the president posted this on Twitter. The Russia trump collusion story is a total hoax when will this taxpayer funded charade and and last night on fox White House say Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the FBI investigation. Should be shut down. My gosh talker winner they don't let that go it's been going on for nearly a year frankly it's kinda getting absurd there's nothing there. There has been some praise for the president's actions his former foreign policy advisor Carter page was one of the targets of the investigation said this morning he is encouraged that president trump dismissed goalie and hopes that it will bring to an end an investigation. Into what he calls the false allegations about Russia.

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