House Democrats are investigating whether Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller, reports say

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Trump's responses to Mueller drew new scrutiny last week during the criminal trial of Roger Stone, the longtime Republican political trickster who was found guilty of lying to Congress and witness tampering Friday.

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The Democrat-led House is reportedly investigating whether President Donald Trump lied in his written statements to former special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his Russia probe, multiple outlets reported Monday.

CNN first reported that House general counsel Douglas Letter told a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., that Trump "might have provided untruthful answers" as part of the now-completed Russia probe Trump's responses drew new scrutiny last week during the criminal trial of Roger Stone. The longtime Republican political trickster and Trump ally was convicted of seven counts, including witness tampering and lying to Congress.The Democrat-led House is reportedly investigating whether President Donald Trump lied in his written statements to former special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his Russia probe, multiple outlets reported Monday.

Letter's arguments came as part of the House's bid to access the grand jury materials Mueller collected over the course of his investigation. Some of the grand jury details in the 448-page Mueller report are redacted, and House Democrats have for months fought to see them as part of theirTrump's responses drew new scrutiny last week during the criminal trial of Roger Stone.

. The trial was centered around Stone's contacts with WikiLeaks, which during the 2016 presidential election published Democrats' internal emails that had been stolen by Russian agents.

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