The other three aides the team signalled it might interview were identified in the Post as White House counsel Don McGahn; one of his deputies, James Burnham; and White House spokesman Josh Raffel, who works closely with Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a senior West Wing adviser. Mueller’s team is also examining whether Trump or others in the White House attempted to obstruct justice when the president fired Comey, who had been leading the Russia investigation until his dismissal. The Post story was followed by quickly by a report in Politico that Mueller’s team was planning to interview up to a dozen White House aides. Mueller’s team has requested documents from the White House related to the firing of Comey. As well as the justice department, several House and Senate committees are examining ties between Trump associates and Russians.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2017 16:52 UTC