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Trump ‘looking forward’ to under-oath meeting with Mueller Trump ‘looking forward’ to under-oath meeting with Mueller – report
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President Donald Trump has signaled that he will speak under oath to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.President Donald Trump has signaled that he will speak under oath to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
“I’m looking forward to it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday from the doorway of his chief of staff John Kelly, according to the New York Times, Associated Press and Reuters. “I’m looking forward to it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday from the doorway of his chief of staff John Kelly’s office, according to the Associated Press.
“I would do it under oath,” Trump added, according to Reuters.“I would do it under oath,” Trump added, according to Reuters.
Trump reportedly made the remarks during an impromptu presser, as he readies to depart to Davos, Switzerland to address the World Economic Forum. There was just one condition, however, according to the New York Times, which reported that Trump said he would speak to Mueller under oath after asking if his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, had spoken to the FBI under oath during her interview while under investigation for the mishandling of classified materials kept on her private email server.
Trump has always denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia, calling the allegation a “hoax.” However, his statements regarding whether he would answer questions from the Special Counsel under oath have been less clear, until Wednesday. Trump made the remarks during an impromptu presser, as he prepares to depart to Davos, Switzerland, where he will address the World Economic Forum.
Trump has also rebutted the Russia collusion charges by pointing to his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton, saying that she and her campaign could be investigated for approximately the same charge. The president has referenced both the Uranium One deal and that she funded the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, which purportedly relied on Russian sources talking to ex-British spy Christopher Steele, the dossier's author. Trump has always denied any collusion between his campaign and Russia, calling the allegation a “hoax.” However, his statements regarding whether he would answer questions from the Special Counsel under oath have been less clear, until Wednesday.
Trump has also rebutted the Russia collusion charges by pointing to Clinton, saying that she and her campaign could be investigated for roughly the same charge. The president referenced both the Uranium One deal and that Clinton funded the infamous Trump-Russia dossier, which purportedly relied on Russian sources talking to ex-British spy Christopher Steele, the dossier’s author.
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Mueller's investigation has reportedly turned toward possible charges of obstruction of justice, away from the initial Russia collusion mandate. Trump rejected the notion of being charged with obstruction on Wednesday.
“Oh well, did he fight back?” Trump said, according to AP. “You fight back, oh, it’s obstruction.”