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The Questions Mueller Wants to Ask Trump About Obstruction, and What They Mean

The questions show the special counsel’s focus on obstruction of justice and touch on some surprising other areas.

By Matt Apuzzo and Michael S. Schmidt
April 30, 2018

The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently provided President Trump’s lawyers a list of questions he wants answered in an interview.

The New York Times obtained the list; here are the questions, along with the context and significance of each. The questions fall into categories based on four broad subjects. They are not quoted verbatim, and some were condensed.

[Read our main story on the questions for Mr. Trump here.]
"Mueller Has Dozens of Inquiries for Trump in Broad Quest on Russia Ties and Obstruction"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/us/politics/robert-mueller-questions-trump.html


Questions related to Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser

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Questions related to James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director

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Questions related to Attorney General Jeff Sessions

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Campaign Coordination With Russia

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Matt Apuzzo is a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter based in Washington. He has covered law enforcement and security matters for more than a decade and is the co-author of the book “Enemies Within.”@mattapuzzo

Michael S. Schmidt is a Washington correspondent covering national security and federal investigations. He was part of two teams that won Pulitzer Prizes in 2018 — one for reporting on workplace sexual harassment and the other for coverage of President Trump and his campaign’s ties to Russia.@NYTMike

A version of this article appears in print on April 30, 2018, on Page A16 of the New York edition with the headline: The Questions, With Context.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/30/us/politics/questions-mueller-wants-to-ask-trump-russia.html