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Donald Trump could fire Robert Mueller as soon as Hurricane Florence passes, a close ally has claimed.

The President plans to end the Special Counsel probe into Russian election interference "sooner rather than later", according to Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Hannity, a known ally and supporter of Trump, made the claim while talking to a listener on his radio show on Tuesday afternoon.

Mueller and congressional panels are investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US election, which Moscow denies.

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Mueller is also looking into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.

The President has repeatedly attacked Mueller and dismisses the investigations as a political witch hunt.

A listener asked Hannity whether Trump can and should put an end to the Mueller investigation since no crimes have been brought against him.

Hannity replied: "Listen, I think all of that's going to happen. I think it's going to happen sooner than later."

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The conservative TV host explained that he believed Trump would not make such a move around the anniversary of 9/11 and with Hurricane Florence barreling toward the Carolinas.

Earlier this year, the White House was forced to issue a denial that Trump was planning to fire Mueller.

Then-White House lawyer Ty Cobb, who has since left Trump's team, spoke out after Trump launched one of his early morning Twitter tirades against Mueller and fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.

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Cobb said: "In response to media speculation and related questions being posed to the administration, the White House yet again confirms that the President is not considering or discussing the firing of the Special Counsel, Robert Mueller."

The statement came after Republicans warned Trump not to fire Mueller and that he must let federal investigators looking into Russian meddling in the US election do their jobs.

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Last week, Mueller confirmed he will accept written answers from Trump, however he will not rule out a follow-up interview in person.

Mueller's offer to accept written responses from Trump was detailed in a letter that Trump's lawyers received on Friday, as first reported by the New York Times.

Trump's legal team and Mueller's investigators have been negotiating for months over whether Trump will be formally interviewed in the probe.

After receiving the written responses, Mueller's investigators would decide on a next step, which could include an interview with Trump, the person said.

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The news came amid claims Trump's lawyer John Dowd staged a practice session in case the President was called to interview with Mueller.

Trump was reportedly so bad under tough questioning from his own lawyer, Dowd told the President: “Don’t testify. It’s either that or an orange jumpsuit.”