President Trump told Chris Wallace on Sunday that he would not intervene should Matthew Whitaker move to constrain the Russia investigation.
"It's going to be up to him," Mr. Trump said in the interview. "He's going to do what's right."
Whitaker has faced calls from lawmakers to recuse himself from the Russia investigation because of comments he has made that Russia did not collude in Mr. Trump's campaign. He has also agreed with Mr. Trump that the Russia probe could become a "witch hunt."
In the Fox interview, Trump said he believes Whitaker is "very astute politically. He's a very smart person."
Trump also told Fox his written answers to Mueller's questions will probably be all he will provide him. "I hope it solves the problem, if it doesn't, you know, I'll be told and we'll make a decision at that time," Trump said. "But probably this is the end."
Trump says he won't stop acting attorney general if he tries to limit the Russia investigation (CBS News)