Dowd, a tough-talking ex-Marine, joined Trump's legal team last June and took the lead during the summer after Marc Kasowitz, a longtime personal lawyer for Trump, stepped down. Sekulow and Dowd had been negotiating a possible interview between Trump and Mueller, people familiar with the matter have said. On Thursday, when asked at an unrelated press briefing if he still wanted to testify before Mueller, Trump said, "Yes, I would like to." Last Saturday, Dowd called for an end to Mueller's probe, which he said had been manufactured by Comey. Earlier in March, veteran Washington lawyer Emmet Flood met with Trump for a possible White House job to help with the Russia probe.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2018 20:48 UTC