By Rebecca Morin
POLITICO
August 14, 2018
President Donald Trump and his administration are cranking up the pressure on special counsel Robert Mueller to end his Russia investigation after FBI agent Peter Strzok, who shared anti-Trump text messages, was booted from the bureau.
The president has long called Mueller’s probe into whether the Russian government colluded with Trump’s 2016 campaign, as well as related issues such as possible obstruction of justice by the president, a “witch hunt.” But Strzok’s firing has added fuel to Trump’s push to end the investigation that has served as a drag on his presidency.