The legal team for U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday decried "outrageous, inexcusable and illegal" leaks following reports that special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the president for possible obstruction of justice. FBI leaks 'outrageous, inexcusable and illegal'Trump's legal team quickly denounced the report on Wednesday. Several legal experts told Reuters that Comey's testimony last week that Trump expected loyalty and told Comey he hoped he could drop an investigation of a former top aide could bolster obstruction of justice allegations against Trump. After Comey's testimony, Trump said he had been vindicated because his former FBI director confirmed telling Trump on three occasions that he was not under investigation. While a sitting president is unlikely to face criminal prosecution, obstruction of justice could form the basis for impeachment.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2017 00:00 UTC