U.S. special counsel interviewed CIA director in Russia probe: NBC

[January 24, 2018]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been questioned by the U.S. Special Counsel's office investigating alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion with President Donald Trump's campaign, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo delivers remarks at "Intelligence Beyond 2018," a forum hosted by the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

NBC, citing people familiar with the inquiry, did not say when the interview occurred but said one person familiar with the inquiry called Pompeo a "peripheral witnesses" to Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

(Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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