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Australian government agreed to help Donald Trump investigate Mueller inquiry origins

President urged Scott Morrison to help gather information aimed at discrediting investigation into Russian interference in 2016 US election

Naaman Zhou @naamanzhou Tue 1 Oct 2019 00.14 BST First published on Mon 30 Sep 2019 22.42 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/01/donald-trump-urged-scott-morrison-help-discredit-mueller-inquiry

Donald Trump called Scott Morrison to ask for help in an investigation aimed at discrediting the Mueller inquiry, and Morrison agreed to assist.

The call, first reported by the New York Times but confirmed by the Australian government, happened shortly before the Australian prime minister flew to the US to visit Trump last week. White House sources also confirmed the report, the Australian ABC reported.

According to two officials with knowledge of the call, Trump asked Morrison to help the US attorney general, William Barr, find evidence for a review into the Mueller inquiry.