Special Counsel Mueller Probing Trump’s Business Dealings In Russia: Report
Investigators want to know more about Trump’s business dealings in Russia during the time he decided to run for president.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigation President Trump’s business dealings in Russia, a new report from CNN Tuesday confirms.
According to the report, Mueller wants to know about Trump’s trips to Russia and his financial deals in the country during the same period in which he was considering running for president.
“Questions to some witnesses during wide-ranging interviews included the timing of Trump’s decision to seek the presidency, potentially compromising information the Russians may have had about him, and why efforts to brand a Trump Tower in Moscow fell through, two sources said. The lines of inquiry indicate Mueller’s team is reaching beyond the campaign to explore how the Russians might have sought to influence Trump at a time when he was discussing deals in Moscow and contemplating a presidential run,” CNN reported.
Investigators have focused questioning of witnesses on Trump’s trip to Moscow for a Miss Universe pageant in 2013.
And witnesses were reportedly asked about meetings Trump had with Russian business leaders or government officials during that visit.
Read the full CNN report here.
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