U.S. President Donald Trump declared that he’s “looking forward” to being questioned under oath in the special counsel’s probe of Russian election interference and Mr. Trump’s possible obstruction in the firing of the FBI director.
Mr. Trump said he would be willing to answer questions under oath in the interview, which special counsel Robert Mueller has been seeking but which White House officials had not previously confirmed the President would grant.
‘Looking forward to it’
“I’m looking forward to it, actually,” Mr. Trump said late on Wednesday when asked by reporters at the White House. As for timing, he said, “I guess they’re talking about two or three weeks, but I’d love to do it.”
The full scope of Mr. Mueller’s investigation, which involves hundreds of thousands of documents and dozens of witness interviews, is unknown. And there have been no signs that agents aren’t continuing to work on ties between Mr. Trump’s campaign and a Russian effort to tip the 2016 election.
But now that Mr. Mueller’s team has all but concluded its interviews with current and former Trump officials, and expressed interest in speaking with the President himself, the focus seems to be on the post-inauguration White House. That includes the firing of FBI Director James Comey and discussions preceding the ouster of White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
The timing and circumstances of a Trump interview are still being ironed out. But soon it will probably be the President himself who will have to explain to Mr. Mueller how his actions don’t add up to obstruction of justice.
Asked if he thinks Mr. Mueller will be fair, President Trump replied: “We’re going to find out.” He then reiterated that there is “no collusion” with the Russians.
