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- President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani made that assertion in an interview with the AP on Thursday, saying questions about obstruction of justice were a "no-go."
- It signals the Trump's lawyers are committed to protecting the president from answering questions about actions the president took in office.
- Giuliani softened his position in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published late Thursday, saying Trump won't address Mueller's obstruction of justice questions "until after the Russian collusion aspect of the probe is finished."
President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one of the president's attorneys told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani said questions about obstruction of justice were a "no-go."
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