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Giuliani: New Offer To Mueller May Be 'Last, Best Chance' For Trump Interview

President Trump's legal team says it's continuing to negotiate the terms of a potential contact between Trump and investigators looking into the Russian attack on the 2016 election.

Updated at 4:10 p.m. ET

The counteroffer submitted by President Trump to Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller may be the "last, best chance" Mueller has to secure Trump's testimony, lawyer Rudy Giuliani told NPR on Wednesday.

That doesn't mean it's the White House's final offer or negotiations are closed, Giuliani said — but "if they said yes, we'd do it."

The back-and-forth has been going on for months. Trump has talked publicly about wanting to answer questions.

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