Special counsel Robert Mueller spent much of 2017 making quiet progress in his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, but that has changed in the new year. Mueller’s team has interviewed Attorney General Jeff Sessions, will soon meet with former White House strategist Steve Bannon, and is making preparations for their biggest interview of all: President Donald Trump himself.

On Wednesday, Trump told reporters he would gladly meet with Mueller. In fact, he was looking forward to the interview he thinks will finally expunge the allegations of wrongdoing that have swirled around his presidency almost since he took office.