Key U.S. intelligence partners could be dragged into Attorney General William Barr's review into how the Russia investigation got started, CNN is reporting.
Trump wants Barr to look into the role key allies, including the United Kingdom and Australia, might have played in it.
"I hope he looks at the U.K., and I hope he looks at Australia and I hope he looks at Ukraine," Trump said of Barr.
And the president said he could bring up his accusation Britain spied on his presidential campaign when he meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May next week.
A spokesman for Britain's Government Communications Headquarters has called Trump's spying accusation "utterly ridiculous" and "nonsense."
But the news network said Barr could risk damaging critical relationships with foreign partners if he reveals intelligence shared by other nations related to Russian election meddling.
"If the review were to declassify sensitive intelligence – especially if doing so compromised the safety of sources – that would cause very grave concern," a former senior British ambassador told CNN. "It could even affect the readiness of close allies like Britain to continue sharing the most sensitive material with the U.S."
Right now, allies are arguing it is a domestic issue and are trying to stay away from it.
"This is a matter for the US authorities," a senior British official told CNN.
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