Sean Spicer’s Monday meeting shows that special counsel Robert Mueller is starting to ramp up interviews with current and former Trump administration officials | Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Spicer interviewed by Mueller's team The former press secretary met with prosecutors in the Russia probe on Monday.

President Donald Trump’s former press secretary Sean Spicer met with special counsel Robert Mueller's team on Monday for an interview that lasted much of the day, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting.

During his sitdown, Spicer was grilled about the firing of former FBI director James Comey and his statements regarding the firing, as well as about Trump’s meetings with Russians officials including one with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office, one person familiar with the meeting said.


Spicer declined to comment. His attorney, Christopher Mead, did not respond to multiple calls and emails requesting comment.

Spicer’s interview has long been expected as part of Mueller’s ongoing and widening investigation into Russia’s potential interference in the 2016 presidential election. Before joining the Trump administration, Spicer served as communications director at the Republican National Committee, and then worked out of Trump Tower during the end of the general election campaign and during the transition, as part of the Republican nominee’s team.

Mueller’s team has been tight-lipped about its process. But Spicer’s Monday meeting shows that Mueller is starting to ramp up interviews with current and former Trump administration officials. Former chief of staff Reince Priebus met with Mueller last Friday.

Mueller’s team has also interviewed Keith Kellogg, who served as interim National Security Adviser after Michael Flynn was fired.

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Current and former White House officials have been asked about former national security adviser Michael Flynn and a misleading statement written on Air Force One about a meeting Donald Trump Jr. had with Russians.

Other White House officials expected to meet with Mueller include communications director Hope Hicks and White House lawyer Don McGahn, although their interviews have not yet been scheduled.



CORRECTION: This post has been updated to correct Spicer's position at the RNC.