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Australia offered help in May for White House probe of Mueller inquiry

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Australia offered assistance in May for U.S. President Donald Trump's investigation of the origins of a damning report about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a letter reviewed by Reuters shows.

 

The New York Times said Trump had asked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for the help, in hopes of discrediting Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's campaign to aid Trump in winning the 2016 national election.

 

An Australian government source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the two leaders spoke by telephone in September

 

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