Trump Submits Written Responses to Mueller’s Russia Probe Questions

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A lawyer for US President Donald Trump confirmed that he submitted answers to the questions penned by FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team.

The questions refer to the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Moscow.

"The president today answered written questions submitted by the special counsel's office," Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow said in a statement.

The issues Trump covered in his responses are "the Russia-related topics of the inquiry," Sekulow said.

Trump's legal team indicated that the president would not answer any additional questions aside from potential follow-ups.

Likewise, Trump is not expected to answer any questions that refer to allegations of obstruction of justice, with his lawyers insisting that the constitution protects the sitting President from answering questions on policies he conducted while in office.

Trump's personal lawyer Rudi Giuliani said Tuesday, that "much of what has been asked raised serious constitutional issues and was beyond the scope of a legitimate inquiry," without elaborating.

Giuliani has not ruled out that Trump might answer further questions if forwarded by Mueller, but said that it is "unlikely we will answer any more questions."

The contents of both the answers and the questions themselves will not be made public, Sekulow added.

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