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Trump ‘intends to’ meet with special counsel under oath: White House spokesman - ABC News

posted onMarch 13, 2018
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Article snippet: The White House principal deputy press secretary said Sunday he believes that Robert Mueller under oath. Trump spokesperson Raj Shah responded to a question by ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, who said Trump has told him twice that he plans to meet with the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation and will answer questions under oath. Karl asked Shah on "This Week" Sunday if "the president plans to keep his word." Shah responded, "I'm sure he intends to," adding that the president's "attorneys are communicating with the special counsel on the specifics regarding that." Karl also asked if there were any circumstances under which the president would seek to have Mueller fired. “For instance,” Karl said, “If Mueller were to begin to look into the Stormy Daniels payoff, would that be a red line? Would the president fire him?” “I'm not here to declare any red lines. There's no intention whatsoever to fire Robert Mueller, the special counsel, right now," the deputy press secretary said. "We've been fully cooperative. We respect their process. We're hoping it will come to a conclusion in the near future.” Stormy Daniels, the stage name of the adult film actress, Stephanie Clifford, has claimed to have had an affair with Trump prior to his presidency. On Tuesday, she filed a lawsuit against the president alleging that a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) about the alleged affair which she signed 11 days before the 2016 electio... Link to the full article to read more

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