Mueller, the former FBI director, was put in charge of the investigation after Trump fired Comey and public pressure mounted for a special counsel to take over.
The Washington Post and The New York Times both said Mr Mueller was seeking interviews with three Trump administration officials who were not involved in his campaign - director of national intelligence Dan Coats, head of the National Security Agency Michael Rogers and Richard Ledgett, the NSA's former deputy director.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says former FBI Director James Comey's acknowledgement that he had given memos of his conversations with President Donald Trump to a friend who leaked them to the media is "weird".
Comey would not say in his testimony last week whether he thought the president sought to obstruct justice, but added it would be up to special counsel Mueller "to sort that out".
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle involved in the investigation have all said there is zero evidence of any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation.
Comey said copies of the memo are now in the possession of special counsel Robert Mueller. He said he didn't know if Trump obstructed justice, but said it was for Mueller to decide.
Robert Mueller's investigation is looking into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, and is also looking into financial crimes among Trump associates, the Post wrote, citing five unnamed intelligence officials.
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Sessions testified Tuesday that he recused himself from the current Russian Federation investigation only because of a regulation that required it because of his involvement in the Trump campaign.
The widened Russian Federation probe could have far-reaching repercussions for Trump's presidency, transforming his closest aides into witnesses and sucking yet more political oxygen out of the West Wing. Trump had wanted Comey to disclose publicly that he wasn't personally under investigation but the FBI director refused to do so.
Risch began by underscoring the importance of the ongoing investigation into Russia's meddling with the 2016 election. Grassley's office said the letter is in response to a recent letter from Feinstein requesting that the committee seek details from senior Federal Bureau of Investigation leadership about Comey's interactions with President Donald Trump before he was sacked.
Soon after, Trump spoke to Coats and Rogers about the Russian Federation investigation. However, officials told the paper that the situation changed shortly after Comey's abrupt firing.
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of OR aggressively asked Sessions about suggestions arising from Comey's testimony last week that there was something "problematic" about his recusal.
A person close to Trump's legal team also said earlier Tuesday that there have been no discussions about firing Mueller. The obstruction-of-justice investigation of the president began after Comey was sacked on May 9.
Mueller met with Sens. "We are not in a position to comment further". Comey said he declined to tell agents working on the case about his conversation with Trump to shield them. He said he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had long discussed their concerns with Comey's job performance.
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