Article snippet: The White House did not refute comments made by Robert Mueller in a candid and wide-ranging interview Wednesday, reiterating Trump's claim that the investigation should not analyze Trump family finances outside the scope of the Russia probe. "The point he's trying to make is that the clear purpose of the Russia investigation is to review Russia's meddling in the election and that that should be the focus of the investigation, nothing beyond that," said principal deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at Thursday's White House Press briefing in one of her many responses to questions about Trump’s interview with three New York Times reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday. Sanders added that Trump "has no intention" of pursuing Mueller's firing. Here are Trump's original comments about Mueller, plus other notable moments from the Times interview: In the interview with the Times, Trump said if former FBI Director Mueller started investigating his family's personal finances, specifically those unrelated to Russia, it would cross a line. “I think that’s a violation,” Trump told the Times Wednesday. "This is about Russia." He wouldn’t go so far as to say he would fire Mueller over the matter, telling the Times that he "can’t answer that question because I don’t think it’s going to happen," but adding that if Mueller did investigate, the special counsel would find that Trump's finances are "extremely good." Mueller was authorized in May to ... Link to the full article to read more