Lawyers for President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE are arguing that 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's team has not yet met the high bar they believe is needed to interview the president as part of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, CNN reported on Tuesday.

That position has been put forward in negotiations on the matter, and is not final, according to CNN.

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Trump's lawyers think that Mueller's team should have to prove that only the president can provide them with the information they need for the probe, arguing that the president should not be treated like anyone else being interviewed by investigators, CNN reported.

The lawyers' stance on the issue comes days after Trump said he was "looking forward" to speaking with Mueller and his team, though he also said at the time that he would ultimately defer that decision to his attorneys.

John Dowd, one of the president's attorneys, said last week that he would be the one to decide whether Trump sits for an interview with investigators on the special counsel's team.

Mueller has provided Trump's lawyers with a number of topics investigators want to discuss with the president, according to CNN, making it clear that he is seeking an interview with Trump.

The special counsel is investigating Russia's role in the 2016 election, as well as whether members of the Trump campaign conspired with Russian officials or representatives to disrupt and influence the presidential race.

Trump has denied the notion that his campaign colluded with Moscow, and has called the investigation a "witch hunt."

Still, the White House has largely cooperated with Mueller's requests for documents and witness interviews, though Dowd has said that he has not yet decided whether to allow Trump to speak with investigators.