The president expressed annoyance about news reports that the probe is now believed to include an examination of whether he obstructed justice by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had earlier led the Russian Federation investigation.
The report comes a day after Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a close aide of Trump, vehemently denied any role in Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 United States polls and dismissed accusations that he discussed such an effort with Russian officials as an "appalling and detestable lie".
Mueller has requested interviews with senior intelligence officials about their conversations with Trump in an effort to investigate possible obstruction of justice, a former senior intelligence official with knowledge of the discussions confirmed to NBC News. Trump was drawn into the official investigation because of his firing of James Comey, an event the special counsel will now investigate.
Comey also said Trump repeatedly sought assurances that he wasn't a target of the Russian Federation investigation.
Last week, former FBI Director James Comey told Congress he believes he was sacked by Trump to undermine the agency's Russian Federation probe.
Both men refused the president's request, the Post said.
The NSA said in a statement that it will "fully cooperate with the special counsel" and declined to comment further.
Mueller is already in possession of the memos written by the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director, who documented each of his interactions with the President.
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If that happens, Corbyn will demand a chance to try to form a government by uniting progressive factors in the House of Commons . After House Speaker John Bercow was re-elected without challenge, a chastened May quipped: "At least someone got a landslide".
At the December meeting with Kislyak, Kushner suggested establishing a secure communications line between Trump officials and the Kremlin at a Russian diplomatic facility, according to USA officials who reviewed intelligence reports describing Kislyak's account.
Significantly, Preet Bharara, the India-born former top U.S. federal prosecutor, earlier this week had said that there was enough evidence to begin an obstruction of justice case against Trump over his alleged interference in the Russian Federation probe.
Mr.Mueller is also seeking documents from the NSA that are related to the agencies interaction with the White House on the Russia Investigation. Richard Burr and Mark Warner, the Republican and Democratic leadership of the Senate intelligence committee Wednesday.
CORNISH: Is there a concerted White House strategy to go after or discredit special counsel Bob Mueller? Shortly thereafter, Comey released the memos to a friend, Columbia Law Professor Daniel Richman, who slipped them to the press.
Feinstein has said the Judiciary Committee should investigate, but had asked Grassley to keep the investigations separate.
The paper says that Mr Mueller could interview key figures about possible obstruction by the President as early as next week.
The letter said the investigation will also probe Comey's testimony that Loretta Lynch, as President Barack Obama's attorney general, had directed him to describe an FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's email practices as merely a "matter" and to avoid calling it an investigation.
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