Legal defense fund could be set up for WH staffers in Mueller probe: report
BY BRANDON CARTER - 09/09/17 11:51 AM EDT
A legal defense fund for White House staffers being questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller could be in the works, according to The Daily Beast.
Sources familiar with the matter told the website that efforts are underway to help staff members pay for lawyers representing them in the ongoing investigation into ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russia.
The report comes as Mueller’s investigation has heated up in recent weeks, with The Washington Post reporting Friday that Mueller is looking to interview at least six senior and former aides to Trump as part of its investigation.
The special counsel's team is reportedly interested in interviewing former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, former chief of staff Reince Priebus and longtime Trump aide and current interim communications director Hope Hicks, among others.
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