President Trump is being warned by fellow Republicans against interfering in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigations
Senior Republicans believe they have good reasons to be wary after Mr Trump attacked Mr Mueller's inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
In tweets at the weekend, Mr Trump reiterated that there had been "no collusion" between his team and Russia and called the probe a "witch hunt."
The president said that the inquiry was dominated by "hardened Democrats."
Mr Mueller, a highly regarded former head of the FBI, is a Republican.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is of the opinion that Mr Mueller should be allowed to proceed without interference, and that many Republicans shared his view.
He also had a warning for Mr Trump against any attempt to dismiss Mr Mueller.
"If he tried to do that, that would be the beginning of the end of his presidency, because we're a rule of law nation," Mr Graham said.
Another senior Republican, Senator Jeff Flake, a frequent Trump critic, said it appeared the president's latest comments seemed to be preparing the ground for the firing of Mr Mueller.
"I don't know what the designs are on Mueller, but it seems to be building toward that, and I just hope it doesn't go there... We can't in Congress accept that," he told CNN.
"I'm just puzzled by why the White House is going so hard at this, other than that they're very afraid of what might come out."
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