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The Times, citing a source knowledgeable of the probe, said
officials interviewed Lee in February as well as employees of
her assisted living facility, named the Meadows, and some of her
friends following an unspecified complaint tied to the
publication of "Go Set a Watchman."
The Times said Lee "appeared capable of understanding questions
and provided cogent answers to investigators."
Reuters could not independently verify the report.
Lee's attorney, Tonja Carter, has deflected publicly aired
concerns, including from actress Mia Farrow and writer Madeleine
Davies, about whether Lee was pressured into agreeing to have
the book published.
"She is alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions
of 'Watchman,'" Carter said in a statement.
"Go Set a Watchman" was written before the 1960, Pulitzer
Prize-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird," which went on to sell
more than 30 million copies and has become a classic without an
encore.
The book features lawyer Atticus Finch 20 years later as his
adult daughter, Scout, returns to visit him in the fictional
town of Maycomb, Alabama.
It is scheduled to be published July 14.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Paul
Tait)
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