White House lawyer: Trump 'eager' to talk to Robert Mueller

David Jackson | USA TODAY

Attorneys are still working out the details, but a top White House lawyer says President Trump is "very eager" to speak with Special Counsel Robert Mueller about the Russia investigation.

"I would hope that a fair minded office of special counsel would approach it in a dutiful way consistent with precedent and it wouldn't be a mere perjury trap," attorney Ty Cobb told the CBS News podcast The Takeout.

Cobb added: "The president is very eager to sit down and explain whatever is responsive to the questions that the office of special counsel."

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Mueller's office is investigating any links between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russians who sought to interfere in the election via hacked emails and fake news about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

The special counsel is also investigating whether Trump sought to obstruct justice when he fired FBI Director James Comey in May, when he was running the probe.

Trump has denied wrongdoing and described aspects of the probe as politically motivated.

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Cobb told CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett that Mueller has not yet made a formal request to talk to Trump, but may well do so soon.

"It's certainly under active discussion between the office of special counsel and the president's individual lawyers," Cobb said.

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Cobb, who praised Mueller during the CBS interview, said be believes the special counsel is working hard to wrap up the investigation as soon as possible.

"Soon, to me, would be within the next, you know, four to six weeks," Cobb said.