Mueller has identified four topic areas to discuss with Trump: report

The legal team of the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election has reportedly identified four main topic areas they hope to discuss with President Trump in a proposed sit-down interview.

Investigators working for Robert Mueller want to ask Trump about a highly scrutinized 2016 Trump Tower meeting between Russians and several Trump campaign officials, his involvement in a misleading statement about his son’s role in the meeting, and his firing of both his national security adviser Michael Flynn and FBI Director James Comey, sources familiar with the situation told CNN. 

{mosads}One source suggested Flynn and Comey are the top areas of interest.

Mueller has reportedly been looking into whether Trump obstructed justice in the Russia probe by firing Comey, the former FBI official tasked with leading the investigation before Mueller’s appointment. 

Comey previously said in testimony before Congress that Trump urged him to back off Flynn in the early stages of the federal probe.

Mueller’s investigators also hope to learn the extent of Trump’s knowledge of the phone calls Flynn made with Russians before joining the White House. Flynn was fired for lying to the FBI about that communication.

The president’s team is reportedly discussing conditions for accepting such a sit-down meeting with Mueller, and Trump may also begin tapping more lawyers for his team to prepare for the possibility. 

The two sides are expected to agree to a date for the interview within the next few weeks, CNN reported.