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President Donald Trump takes the stage to speak at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.
WASHINGTON >> Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators has expressed interest in speaking with President Donald Trump as part of a probe into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, a person familiar with the matter said today.
The issue of an interview with the president has come up in recent discussions between Mueller’s team and Trump lawyers, but no details have been worked out, including the scope of questions that the president would agree to answer if an interview were to actually take place, according to the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
The person said it was not surprising that investigators would be interested in eventually seeking to speak with the president.
Mueller for months has led a team of prosecutors and agents investigating whether Russia and Trump’s Republican campaign coordinated to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, and whether Trump worked to obstruct an FBI investigation into his aides. Mueller’s team recently concluded a series of interviews with many current and former White House aides, including former chief of staff Reince Priebus.
A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment, as did Trump lawyers John Dowd and Jay Sekulow.
A White House spokesman pointed to a statement from White House lawyer Ty Cobb saying the White House doesn’t publicly discuss its conversations with Mueller.
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