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U.S. NEWS Friday 26 January 2018
Trump ‘looking forward’ to being questioned under oath

which special counsel Rob- aren’t continuing to work tion of justice. And that
ert Mueller has been seek- on ties between Trump’s conversation will be domi-
ing but which White House campaign and a Russian nated by questions tied to
officials had not previously effort to tip the 2016 elec- whether he took steps to
confirmed the president tion. But now that Muel- thwart an FBI investigation.
would grant. ler’s team has all but con- Asked if he thinks Mueller
“I’m looking forward to it, cluded its interviews with will be fair, Trump replied:
actually,” Trump said late current and former Trump “We’re going to find out.”
Wednesday when asked officials, and expressed in- He then reiterated that
by reporters at the White terest in speaking with the there is “no collusion.”
House. As for timing, he president himself, the focus In a potential signal of his
said, “I guess they’re talking seems to be on the post- defense, Trump suggest-
about two or three weeks, inauguration White House. ed that he didn’t obstruct
but I’d love to do it.” That includes the firing of — he simply fought back
He said, as he has repeat- FBI Director James Comey against a false accusation.
In this June 21, 2017 photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, edly, that “there’s no collu- and discussions preceding So far, witness interviews
the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 sion whatsoever” with the the ouster of White House and the special counsel’s
election, departs Capitol Hill in Washington Russians, and he added, national security adviser document requests make
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) “There’s no obstruction Michael Flynn. clear Mueller has a keen
By ERIC TUCKER cial counsel’s probe of Rus- whatsoever.” The timing and circum- interest in Comey’s May
CHAD DAY sian election interference The full scope of Mueller’s in- stances of a Trump inter- 9 firing and the contents
Associated Press and Trump’s possible ob- vestigation, which involves view are still being ironed of Comey’s private con-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- struction in the firing of the more than a million pages out. But soon it will prob- versations with the presi-
dent Donald Trump de- FBI director. of documents and dozens ably be the president him- dent, as well as the ouster
clared he’s “looking for- Trump said he would be of witness interviews, is un- self who will have to explain months earlier of Flynn and
ward” to being questioned willing to answer questions known. And there have to Mueller how his actions the weeks of conversations
— under oath — in the spe- under oath in the interview, been no signs that agents don’t add up to obstruc- leading up to it.q

Trump plan offers citizenship

path to 1.8 million immigrants

Continued from Front gram, which drew Trump’s
attention after the New
Legal status for the recipi- York City truck attack last
ents would be revocable year, redirecting the allot-
for criminal behavior and ment annually to bringing
national security threats, down the existing backlog
the officials said, and even- in visa applications.
tual citizenship would re- The officials spoke on the
quire still-unspecified work condition of anonymity
and education require- because they were not au-
ments — and a finding thorized to publicly discuss
that the immigrants are of the plan before its release.
“good moral character.” Trump had previously ruled
Trump ended the DACA out the idea of citizen-
program in September, set- ship for the Dreamers, say-
ting a March 5 deadline ing in September: “We’re
for Congress to provide le- not looking at citizenship.
gal protections or the pro- We’re not looking at am-
gram’s recipients would nesty. We’re looking at
once again be subject to allowing people to stay
deportation. The officials here.”
said Trump would only sign Trump had deferred to a bi-
legislation providing those partisan, bicameral group
protections if the other im- of lawmakers to craft an
migration changes he is immigration proposal, say-
proposing are implement- ing he would sign whatev-
ed. er they passed. But as talks
Trump’s plan would restrict on Capitol Hill broke down
new family-based immigra- — in part because of con-
tion to spouses and minor troversy Trump ginned up
children, doing away with using vulgar language to
provisions allowing parents, describe other countries —
adult siblings and others to the White House decided
enter the country. The offi- to offer its own framework.
cials said it would only end The release follows on con-
new applications for visas, cerns raised by Senate Ma-
allowing those already jority Leader Mitch McCon-
in the pipeline to be pro- nell that the president had
cessed. It would also end not sufficiently laid out his
the diversity visa lottery pro- priorities. q