President Trump will not unconditionally cooperate with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s recently opened investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and any possible coordination with the Trump campaign, a defense lawyer for Trump signaled on Sunday. Mueller’s inquiry may also now include questions about whether Trump tried to influence the FBI investigation. Yet by vetting his testimony, Comey provided Trump’s defense team an opening to question his coziness with Mueller. “What is the role of the special counsel here?’’ asked Sekulow, who is chief counsel for the Washington-based American Center for Law and Justice. “The special counsel allowed James Comey to testify.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 11, 2017 21:02 UTC