A lawyer for the Trump Organization downplayed reports 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 had subpoenaed the company for documents, saying it has been cooperating with the investigation and calling the revelation “old news.”

“Since July 2017, we have advised the public that the Trump Organization is fully cooperative with all investigations, including the Special Counsel, and is responding to their requests,” Alan Futerfas, a lawyer for the company, said in a statement. “This is old news and our assistance and cooperation with the various investigations remains the same today.”

The New York Times reported Thursday that Mueller had subpoenaed the Trump Organization. The subpoena covered documents related to Russia and other matters Mueller is investigating, according to the Times. It is not known why Mueller issued subpoenas instead of simply requesting the documents from the company.

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Trump has previously said that Mueller would be crossing a “red line” if his investigation expanded beyond Russian meddling into his private business dealings.

The White House on Thursday declined to address whether Trump viewed the latest development as going beyond the scope of the investigation.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pointed to a House Intelligence Committee report, authored by Republicans, that cleared the Trump campaign of allegations of collusion.

“We'll continue to cooperate with the office of the special counsel and look forward to them to coming to the same conclusion,” Sanders said.

That report has been disputed by Democrats on the panel.