Confirmed: PM Told Trump Australia Would Assist Probe Into Origins of Russia Probe

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Confirmed: PM Told Trump Australia Would Assist Probe Into Origins of Russia Probe

By Patrick Goodenough | October 1, 2019 | 4:52 AM EDT

(CNSNews.com) – The Australian government confirmed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a phone conversation with President Trump reaffirmed Australia’s willingness to “help shed further light on” investigations into the origins of the Mueller investigation into Russian election meddling.

“The Australian government has always been ready to assist and cooperate with efforts that help shed further light on the matters under investigation,” a spokesman for the prime minister said in a statement.

“The PM confirmed this readiness once again in conversation with the President.”

The statement came after the New York Times reported Monday that Trump had urged Morrison in a recent phone conversation to help Attorney General William Barr “gather information for a Justice Department inquiry that Mr. Trump hopes will discredit the Mueller investigation.”

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