Uranium One

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly rebuked Fox News analyst Jeanine Pirro for encouraging President Donald Trump to force a justice department investigation into Hillary Clinton and the Uranium One deal.

A spokesman for Hillary Clinton said the allegations are a distraction from the probe into Russian collusion in the 2016 election.

Peter Schweizer claims that Clinton wouldn't meet with Kazakh officials until concessions were granted to a Clinton Foundation donor.

The former informant said he wants to testify before Congress out of concern around Russia's involvement in the U.S.

She said if she was prosecuted over the Uranium One deal at the president's urging it would mark America's "slide into authoritarianism."

Shep Smith calls statements others on the network have made about the conspiracy theory "inaccurate."

The TV host met with the president at the White House earlier this month.

Accusations between Democrats and Republicans come a week after special counsel Robert Mueller moved forward with charges against Trump campaign members.

Republican lawmaker says Mueller "must step down immediately" because of ties to the Obama administration.

Experts are deeply skeptical of a conspiracy theory that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pushed through the sale of a uranium mining company.

Clinton "[gave away] nuclear capabilities to our enemies," the ex-White House adviser said.

In 2010, Clinton oversaw the takeover of 20 percent of the U.S.'s uranium mines by Russia.