Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Report: Trump Pushed Australia's PM to Help Discredit Mueller Investigation VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Australia's prime minister to help discredit special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, the New York Times is reporting. The Times reported Monday that during a recent telephone call, Trump asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison to help U.S. Attorney General William Barr collect information for a Justice Department probe into Mueller's investigation. The paper said its sources were two U.S. officials with knowledge of the call. .