Report: Mueller wants to ask Trump about obstruction of justice

This week, President Trump learned that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators want to ask him about obstruction of justice, people close to the White House told ABC News Wednesday.

The president found out about this within the last day, ABC News reports, and that's what caused him to go on a Twitter rant Wednesday morning, calling Mueller's probe "a Rigged Witch Hunt" and telling Attorney General Jeff Sessions he "should stop it right now."

Trump's legal team has been negotiating with Mueller for weeks about a potential presidential interview, and Trump's lead attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said last week Trump would agree to an interview as long as no obstruction of justice questions are asked.

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