Trump looks forward to testifying in Russia probe
President Trump told reporters before going to the World Economic Forum in Davos, that he “looks forward” to being questioned under oath as part of the investigation into alleged Russian involvement in the 2016 US election.
The investigation is being carried out by Department of Justice's special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into alleged Russian meddling in the US election to sway it in favour of the president and Trump’s possible involvement in the affair.
Since US intelligence has already found that Russia did make attempts to sway the results in favour of the current president, Mueller will also investigate if Trump or his team obstructed the enquiry in any form.
The president who had previously called the investigation a “witch hunt” and a “hoax” has now said that he is “absolutely prepared” to be interrogated under oath and “would love to do it”.
Trump also complained about the accusations of obstructing justice, “You fight back, oh, it’s obstruction. There's been no collusion whatsoever, there's no obstruction whatsoever."
Trump said that he is expected to testify in a few weeks, "Yesterday they were talking about two to three weeks." Mueller has said that the investigation could happen face-to-face, in writing or both.
James Comey former FBI director, could also be under investigation for the obstruction of justice and Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has already been charged of conspiring to defraud the US in his dealings with Ukraine and money laundering.
Andrew McCabe took over the FBI after Trump fired the Comey on May 9. Mueller is especially interested in finding out the reasons behind the sacking and Comey’s private conversations with the president. Trump admitted that firing Comey was linked to his handling of the Russia probe.
Comey testified to Congress that Trump pressured him to drop the FBI's investigation into ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn.