WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end the ongoing Russia probe in an escalation of attacks against the wide-ranging inquiry.
In a series of tweets, Trump said Sessions should stop the probe led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which he labeled a "Rigged Witch Hunt."
The attack came as former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, who was indicted by Mueller last fall, is facing trial for bank and tax fraud in the federal court in the state of Virginia for the second day.
Sessions recused himself from the Russia probe in March 2017.
