Mueller Seeks to Talk to Intelligence Officials, Hinting at Inquiry of Trump
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[B][U]Mueller Seeks to Talk to Intelligence Officials, Hinting at Inquiry of Trump[/U][/B]
[url]https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/us/politics/mueller-trump-special-counsel-investigation.html[/url]
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WASHINGTON - The special counsel examining Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election has requested interviews with three high-ranking current or former intelligence officials in the latest indication that he will investigate whether President Trump obstructed justice, a person briefed on the investigation said on Wednesday.
[B]The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, wants to question Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence; Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency; and Richard Ledgett, the former N.S.A. deputy director.[/B]
None of the men were involved with Mr. Trump’s campaign. But recent news media reports have raised questions about whether Mr. Trump requested their help in trying to get James B. Comey, then the F.B.I. director, to end an investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser. Last week, Mr. Coats and Admiral Rogers declined to answer questions before Congress about the matter.
[B]Mr. Mueller’s office has also asked the N.S.A. for any documents or notes related to the agency's interactions with the White House as part of the Russia investigation, according to an intelligence official.[/B]
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[B]A former senior official said Mr. Mueller’s investigation was looking at money laundering by Trump associates. The suspicion is that any cooperation with Russian officials would most likely have been done in exchange for some kind of financial payoff, and that there would have been an effort to hide the payoffs, most likely by routing them through offshore banking centers.[/B]
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