By — Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-legal-team-responds-to-russia-investigation-interview-request Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump’s legal team responds to Russia investigation interview request Politics Aug 8, 2018 2:53 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says the president’s legal team has responded to the latest interview request from special counsel Robert Mueller. But New York’s former mayor offered no further details and called on Mueller to finish the Russia investigation “without further delay.” Mueller’s investigators want to interview the president on whether he sought to obstruct justice by firing FBI Director James Comey and other actions. READ MORE: The giant timeline of everything Russia, Trump and the investigations Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors can’t ask Trump about actions he’s taken while in office. Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow said in a statement that the attorneys have responded in writing to the latest offer but would not elaborate. Giuliani said in a statement that “it is time for the Office of Special Counsel to conclude its inquiry without further delay.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, says the president’s legal team has responded to the latest interview request from special counsel Robert Mueller. But New York’s former mayor offered no further details and called on Mueller to finish the Russia investigation “without further delay.” Mueller’s investigators want to interview the president on whether he sought to obstruct justice by firing FBI Director James Comey and other actions. READ MORE: The giant timeline of everything Russia, Trump and the investigations Trump’s lawyers have argued that prosecutors can’t ask Trump about actions he’s taken while in office. Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow said in a statement that the attorneys have responded in writing to the latest offer but would not elaborate. Giuliani said in a statement that “it is time for the Office of Special Counsel to conclude its inquiry without further delay.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now