President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE in a new interview insisted he would still like to sit with special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE for an interview, but declined to directly answer whether he is likely to do so.

In an interview that aired Wednesday, CBS News’s Jeff Glor asked Trump about whether the chances he would sit for an interview with the special counsel are better or worse than they were earlier in the year.

“My lawyers are working on that,” Trump said. “I’ve always wanted to do an interview, because, look, there’s been no collusion. There’s been no talk of Russia.”

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“I call it a witch hunt. That’s exactly what it is,” he continued. “And you know what? It’s very bad for our country.”

"I've always wanted to do an interview [with the special counsel], because, look, there's been no collusion," Pres. Trump tells @jeffglor. "There's been no phone call. There's been nothing." https://t.co/RMtinqRy6d pic.twitter.com/tAz9c5zjY5 — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 18, 2018

During a press conference on Monday, Trump railed against the Mueller probe while standing next to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump did not condemn Putin for meddling in the U.S. election, but blasted the special counsel and questioned why more attention was not paid to Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE's emails.

On Wednesday, Trump said he holds Putin responsible for the election interference.

The president has previously said on the record that he would be willing to talk with Mueller for his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. However, his most recent statement on the matter came in March.

“Yes. I would like to,” Trump told reporters at the time.

Trump's legal team has been significantly overhauled in the time since those comments. On the same day Trump said he'd like to speak with Mueller, attorney John Dowd resigned. Attorney Ty Cobb has also since departed.

Meanwhile, Trump has brought on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Emmet Flood, who represented former President Clinton in his impeachment proceedings.

Giuliani has repeatedly cast doubt on the chances Trump will sit for an interview, while insisting that the president would like to cooperate with Mueller.

Giuliani said last week that an interview is "probably further away" than before following congressional testimony from FBI agent Peter Strzok.

Trump has repeatedly railed against the Mueller probe as a "witch hunt" and a "hoax." Earlier this week, he blamed the investigation, in part, for souring relations with Russia.

Mueller has thus far filed charges against more than 20 Russian nationals, including 12 Russian intelligence officials, for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election. He has also obtained guilty pleas or indictments against four former Trump associates thus far.