Wall Street Preview: Fed and Trump In The Focus

U.S. stock futures traded lower on Thursday, June 15, and European shares fell sharply after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates and a report said special counsel Robert Mueller has begun interviewing top government officials as part of an investigation into whether Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice regarding Russia's role in the 2016 election.

"Trump had received private assurances from then-FBI Director James B. Comey starting in January that he was not personally under investigation," said a story in The Washington Post. "Officials say that changed shortly after Comey's firing."

Basing its information on several unnamed sources, the newspaper said Mueller's obstruction-of-justice investigation of Trump began within days of Comey's dismissal on May 9. "Preliminary interviews scheduled with intelligence officials indicate his team is actively pursuing potential witnesses inside and outside the government," the Post reported.

This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.