Special counsel Robert Mueller, a former director of the FBI, is investigating whether Trump campaign officials colluded with those Russian efforts. Trump has denied allegations his campaign colluded with Russians and condemned investigations into the matter as a witch hunt. The special counsel’s investigation also includes an effort to determine whether the president or any of his aides tried to obstruct justice. Mueller’s team has conducted extensive interviews with former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, former spokesman Sean Spicer and other current and former White House officials. Mueller was appointed by the justice department to lead the investigation a week after Trump fired FBI director James Comey, who was leading a federal investigation into possible collusion with Russia.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2017 04:07 UTC