Robert Mueller 'will seek to interview six top current and former White House aides including Sean Spicer'
Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating any links between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, has indicated he may interview six of the president's closest advisers.
Those Mr Mueller has suggested he probably wants to speak to include former press secretary Sean Spicer, former chief of staff Reince Priebus, and Mr Trump's trusted long-time aide Hope Hicks, the Washington Post reported.
He was said to believe they may have been witness to events and discussions that he is investigating.
That included Mr Trump's decision to sack James Comey as FBI Director, and the handling of a controversy involving former national security adviser Michael Flynn and his contacts with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
The other three aides Mr Mueller may want to speak to were White House lawyer Don McGahn, one of his deputies James Burnham, and a White House spokesman Josh Raffel, the Washington Post reported.
Mr Mueller's investigation is trying to establish whether anyone involved with the Trump campaign engaged in coordination with Russia in an attempt to influence last year's presidential election.
He is also looking into whether there was any attempt to obstruct justice in relation to the sacking of Mr Comey
Neither Mr Spicer, nor Mr Priebus commented to the Washington Post. The White House declined to comment for the four current presidential aides "out of respect for the special counsel and his process".
No interviews have yet been set up, the Washington Post reported.
