New York (CNN Business) The top prosecutor on Robert Mueller's team, Andrew Weissmann, is writing a book.

Weissmann spoke with potential publishers in recent days, and there was ample interest in his book proposal, according to publishing industry sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Random House was the winning bidder for the book, one of the sources said.

Random House representatives have not responded to requests for comment.

Following CNN's report about the book proposal early Friday, The New York Times reported that the untitled book will "explore his work on the special counsel's inquiry."

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