Fired FBI officials conspired against me: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Saturday alleged that some top FBI officials who were either fired or forced to leave by his administration, conspired against him by opening an investigation over whether he was acting on Russia's behalf after he sacked the agency's then director, James Comey, in 2017.

The news of such an investigation was first reported by the New York Times.

In an exclusive report, the prominent American daily reported that the FBI opened an inquiry into whether Trump was working for the Russians in the days after he fired Comey in May, 2017 as the top probe agency's chief.

"Wow, just learned in the Failing New York Times that the corrupt former leaders of the FBI, almost all fired or forced to leave the agency for some very bad reasons, opened up an investigation on me, for no reason & with no proof, after I fired Lyin' James Comey, a total sleaze!" Trump said in a tweet.

"Funny thing about James Comey. Everybody wanted him fired, Republican and Democrat alike. ...