Leak of Mueller probe questions to media is ‘disgraceful’: Trump

WASHINGTON— U.S. President Donald Trump says it’s “disgraceful” that a list of proposed questions from special counsel Robert Mueller was “leaked” to the news media. The New York Times late Monday published about four dozen questions compiled by Trump’s lawyers during negotiations with Mueller’s investigators earlier this year over the prospect of a presidential interview. Mueller is investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election, whether Trump’s campaign was involved and if the president obstructed justice after the campaign.

The questions range from Trump’s motivations for firing FBI Director James Comey to contacts Trump’s campaign had with Russians. Although Mueller’s team has indicated to Trump’s lawyers that he’s not considered a target, investigators remain interested in whether his actions constitute obstruction of justice.

Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow declined to comment to The Associated Press, as did White House lawyer Ty Cobb.

In his tweet, Trump said there were “no questions on Collusion” and called Mueller’s investigation a “Russian witch hunt.” He said collusion with the Russians “never existed.”

In a second tweet, Trump said: “It would seem very hard to obstruct justice for a crime that never happened.”

The questions do appear to indicate that Mueller is looking into possible collusion. Some touch on Russian meddling and whether the Trump campaign co-ordinated in any way with the Kremlin.