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Trump Under Investigation By Special Counsel But Not As A Criminal Target

NPR confirms that the president's legal team was notified last month that he wasn't a criminal target at the time but is being investigated.
When President Trump was asked on March 22 whether he still wanted to testify before special counsel Robert Mueller, Trump said: "Yes. I would like to."

Special counsel Robert Mueller notified President Trump's lawyers last month that the president is being investigated as part of the Russia probe, but a source familiar with the situation says they were told Trump was not a criminal target at that time.

The source declined to be identified because of the sensitivity.

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