(CNN) President Donald Trump "should be treated like any other witness" and should not be allowed to set the terms of his interview with special counsel Robert Mueller's team, Rep. Gerry Connolly said Tuesday.

The Virginia Democrat's comments come amid ongoing discussions between Trump's lawyers and Mueller's team about a potential interview with the President.

"I don't think that there should be limits on the special prosecutor," Connolly said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room."

"Donald Trump should be treated like any other witness, and should not be dictating the terms."

Mueller has offered to reduce the number of obstruction-related questions investigators would ask Trump in person, sources familiar with the negotiations between Trump's lawyers and Mueller's team told CNN last week.

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