Fox News: Mueller Investigators to Interview W.H. Officials Hope Hicks, Don McGahn, Josh Raffel

SMITH Special Counsel Robert ░░░░░░░░ pushing forward with his ░░░░░░░░ into possible Russian ties ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign Investigators ░░░░░░░░ under Mueller are scheduled ░░░░░░░░ meet with three senior ░░░░░░░░ House officials in the ░░░░░░░░ few weeks Communications director ░░░░░░░░ Hicks White House counsel ░░░░░░░░ McGahn and communications aide ░░░░░░░░ Raffel Chief intelligence correspondent ░░░░░░░░ Herridge is live in ░░░░░░░░ this morning for us ░░░░░░░░ good morning HERRIDGE Thank ░░░░░░░░ Sarah Good morning The ░░░░░░░░ attorney for President Trump ░░░░░░░░ this statement that confirms ░░░░░░░░ House staff are being ░░░░░░░░ and it should conclude ░░░░░░░░ a matter of days ░░░░░░░░ reads in part The ░░░░░░░░ House is optimistic that ░░░░░░░░ voluntary interviews of White ░░░░░░░░ personnel by the office ░░░░░░░░ special counsel may be ░░░░░░░░ shortly after Thanksgiving The ░░░░░░░░ House continues to cooperate ░░░░░░░░ the Office of Special ░░░░░░░░ with the hope of ░░░░░░░░ the completion of their ░░░░░░░░ factual review as expeditiously ░░░░░░░░ possible Fox News first ░░░░░░░░ in September that Special ░░░░░░░░ investigators questioned White House ░░░░░░░░ including retired general Keith ░░░░░░░░ the chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ the National Security Council ░░░░░░░░ questions covering his former ░░░░░░░░ national security advisor Mike ░░░░░░░░ Fox News has also ░░░░░░░░ that former chief of ░░░░░░░░ Reince Priebus press secretary ░░░░░░░░ Spicer and aide Stephen ░░░░░░░░ have also been questioned ░░░░░░░░ investigators with that office ░░░░░░░░ Catherine what do we ░░░░░░░░ about reports the special ░░░░░░░░ is investigating the firing ░░░░░░░░ James Comey HERRIDGE Legal ░░░░░░░░ close to the matter ░░░░░░░░ Fox News that any ░░░░░░░░ reflects due diligence on ░░░░░░░░ part of the Special ░░░░░░░░ adding that Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ Sessions and his deputy ░░░░░░░░ Rosenstein by April of ░░░░░░░░ year had already decided ░░░░░░░░ F B I Director ░░░░░░░░ Comey was a problem ░░░░░░░░ his decision making and ░░░░░░░░ deeply flawed The Sessions ░░░░░░░░ Rosenstein s assessment is ░░░░░░░░ to Fox News as ░░░░░░░░ independent from discussions within ░░░░░░░░ White House about Comey ░░░░░░░░ future and fitness to ░░░░░░░░ F B I Director ░░░░░░░░ a recent congressional testimony ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Jeff Sessions ░░░░░░░░ his department makes decisions ░░░░░░░░ on the law and ░░░░░░░░ facts not any direction ░░░░░░░░ the White House clip ░░░░░░░░ CONYERS Should the President ░░░░░░░░ the United States make ░░░░░░░░ comments that might influence ░░░░░░░░ pending criminal investigation SESSIONS ░░░░░░░░ President cannot improperly influence ░░░░░░░░ investigation CONYERS Okay SESSIONS ░░░░░░░░ I have not been ░░░░░░░░ influenced and would not ░░░░░░░░ improperly influenced clip ends ░░░░░░░░ This most certainly won ░░░░░░░░ be the last word ░░░░░░░░ this topic, Sandra.”