WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is reinforcing President Donald Trump’s statements that special counsel Robert Mueller should keep his investigation focused on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Trump told The New York Times Wednesday that Mueller would cross a red line if he expanded his investigation to look at Trump’s family finances.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump “is making clear that the special counsel should not move outside the scope of the investigation.”
She says the probe should remain focused on Russian meddling in the election “and nothing beyond that.”
Sanders repeated Trump has no intention to fire Mueller “at this time.”
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