Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he has not yet been asked to sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, but would accept such an offer.
“We’ve provided any and all information and we’ll continue to do that,” he told CBS. “I would be more than willing to continue to provide any and all support in that.”
President Trump on Friday said he would do an interview with Mueller under “certain circumstances,” but called it “a big waste of time.” Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s outside attorney, previously provided conflicting answers on whether the administration would comply with the investigation, which is examining Russian influence in the 2016 election.
As Mueller’s investigation continues, a cloud of controversy is swirling over the White House this week as Trump and top officials push back against a new book from the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and an anonymous op-ed detailing an internal resistance to Trump.
Pence, who previously denied writing the opinion essay, said he was “100 percent confident” it did not come from his staff.
While criticizing the accuracy of both the op-ed and the Woodward book, Pence repeatedly stressed the administration’s accomplishments on the economy and other issues, including talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The dictator is expected to soon publicly reaffirm his commitment to denuclearization, according to Pence.
“No more nuclear tests. No more missile tests,” he said.
