The New York Times is reporting that President Trump asked the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help investigate the origins of Robert Mueller's inquiry into ties between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
A transcript of a recent telephone conversation between the two leaders is reported to have been classified at an unusually high level by the US government.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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