McMaster: I have not been contacted by Mueller's team

Source: Politico




By LOUIS NELSON 09/21/2017 09:21 AM EDT

National security adviser H.R. McMaster has not been contacted by the office of special prosecutor Robert Mueller regarding the ongoing investigation into Russia’s interference into last year’s presidential election, McMaster told NBC’s “Today” show Thursday morning.

The national security adviser was hesitant to even discuss Mueller’s probe, initially answering a question on whether he or a representative of his had been contacted by the special counsel’s office by telling NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie that “this is really not my area of responsibility” and then pivoting quickly to upcoming meetings between President Donald Trump and world leaders scheduled for Thursday.

Guthrie and her co-anchor, Matt Lauer, quickly interjected with the latter asking McMaster “it’s not your area of responsibility, but have you been asked?” To which McMaster replied, “no, I have not” and “I’m busy with other things.”

Multiple media outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported that Mueller’s team has sought materials related to a meeting last May between Trump and two high-level Russian diplomats, a meeting at which Trump reportedly revealed classified information and at which McMaster was in attendance.

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