Trump submits written answers to Mueller

(The Hill) President Trump has submitted his written answers to certain questions related to the Russia investigation to special counsel Robert Mueller the presidents legal team announced Tuesday. Trumps personal lawyer Jay Sekulow said the answers were submitted on Tuesday and cover issues regarding the Russia-related topics of the inquiry. ADVERTISEMENT The submission caps off months of high-stakes wrangling between Muellers team and the presidents lawyers about what answers Trump would provide for investigators. Trumps attorneys have long maintained they would only answer questions pertaining to allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russias efforts to interfere in the 2016 election and not inquiries about whether Trump obstructed the federal investigation into the interference. Rudy Giuliani another Trump lawyer has repeatedly expressed fear that the president could walk into a perjury trap if he answers Muellers questions about the firing of James Comey as FBI director and what he told the ex-lawman about the bureaus investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Read More