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Trump urges Mueller to admit conflict of interest in pending investigation

In May, the US Department of Justice announced that former FBI Chief Robert Mueller had been appointed as special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference

MOSCOW, July 30. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump urged US Special Counsel Robert Mueller to admit conflict of interest in the investigation of Russia’s alleged meddling in US elections, led by Mueller.

"Is Robert Mueller ever going to release his conflicts of interest with respect to President Trump, including the fact that we had a very nasty & contentious business relationship, I turned him down to head the FBI (one day before appointment as S.C. [Special Counsel]) & Comey [ex-director of the FBI, James Comey] is his close friend," the US leader tweeted on Sunday.

The FBI, as well as the intelligence committees of the US Senate and House of Representatives, have been handling the investigation into Russia’s alleged interference into the 2016 US presidential election.

In May, the US Department of Justice announced that former FBI Chief Robert Mueller had been appointed as special counsel to investigate alleged Russian interference, shortly after Trump fired James Comey from his FBI chief’s post. According to the Washington Post daily, Mueller is using documents compiled by Comey in his investigation.

Trump and key members of his team have been repeatedly rejecting all the accusations concerning collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Moscow has also been refuting these allegations.