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Australia Confirms Trump Asked for Help to Investigate Mueller Probe Origin

Phil Mercer

   SYDNEY - Australia has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump asked
   Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help investigate the origins of the
   Mueller report. The request to assist an investigation led by Attorney
   General William Barr reportedly came shortly before Morrison's visit to
   the United States last week.

   Australia has said it will use its "best endeavors" to cooperate with a
   Justice Department investigation into Robert Mueller. His probe into
   alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was in
   part prompted by a former Australian foreign minister and diplomat.

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