Trump says he is 'looking forward' to speaking under oath in Russia inquiry

 

  President says he is willing to talk with Robert Mueller in investigation into Russian interference in 2016 election

 Donald Trump said late Wednesday that he would be willing to speak to the special counsel office’s under oath, adding that he was “looking forward” to talking with Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, including alleged contacts with the Trump campaign.

 

Speaking with reporters before he set out for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump was asked about a potential interview with Mueller.

“I’m looking forward to it,” he answered. “I would love to do it.”

He added that the interview could occur in “two or three weeks”.

 Trump’s statement would seem to end months of speculation about whether the special counsel would interview the president, though he also said he would testify under oath last year. The president’s attorneys have met with their counterparts in the special counsel’s office, and

 Mueller’s team is tasked with investigating Russian meddling in the election, including hacks of Democratic party emails and contacts between members of Trump’s campaign and Russians. The special counsel’s office has charged Trump’s former campaign manager with money laundering and conspiracy, and his former national security adviser and one of his former foreign policy advisers have each pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about their contacts with Russians.

 The special counsel’s office is also investigating potential obstruction of justice, and has questioned the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in part to discuss the president’s decision to fire James Comey as FBI director. Comey was overseeing the investigation at the time, and Trump told NBC he made the decision because “I said to myself, I said, you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story”.