The inner circle at the White House wants special counsel Robert Mueller to focus solely on Russian meddling in the 2016 American elections.
Bloomberg reports, following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump to the New York Times, special counsel Robert Mueller has expanded his investigation to include the finances of the Trump organization, the family real estate business and other financial interests.
White House deputy spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the focus should be only on interference in politics.
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White House deputy spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders repeated the claim that there is no there there on collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
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