Article snippet: Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicated to lawyers for President Donald Trump that his office will seek answers directly from the president on the circumstances around the firings of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director James Comey, sources with knowledge of the matter confirm to ABC News. For the last several weeks, the president's lawyers have been researching and crafting arguments on how to respond to an expected formal request from Mueller to interview the president. As ABC News reported earlier this month, options the president's legal team have discussed include providing written responses in the form of a questionnaire or some type of in-person interview, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Asked on January 10 whether he would agree to a Mueller interview, Trump declined to commit to do so, saying the need for one appeared "unlikely." "We'll see what happens," Trump said. In June, when ABC News' Jon Karl asked “Would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version of events?” Trump replied, “100 percent.” At the White House Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, questioned whether Trump would be open to an interview should Mueller ask, said "..we're going to be fully cooperative with the special counsel," but added "...we're also not going to comment on who may or may not, or could be interviewed at any point." Trump’s legal team declined to comment when reached ... Link to the full article to read more