--- title: Sean Spicer Interviewed in Russia Probe: Report description: Sean Spicer, Trump's former Press Secretary, was reportedly questioned by Robert Mueller's team on Monday as part of its Russia probe canonical: https://time.com/4987020/sean-spicer-robert-mueller-russia-probe/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-18T09:41:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:06:10.333Z article:section: Politics og:title: Sean Spicer Interviewed in Russia Probe: Report og:description: Investigators are also expected to meet with communications director Hope Hicks. og:url: https://time.com/4987020/sean-spicer-robert-mueller-russia-probe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6c267b9b20747a/6988e261929fadc0ccbee20e/gettyimages-691661092.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: EPA Administrator Pruitt Joins Sean Spicer For Daily White House Press Briefing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sean Spicer Interviewed in Russia Probe: Report twitter:description: Investigators are also expected to meet with communications director Hope Hicks. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6c267b9b20747a/6988e261929fadc0ccbee20e/gettyimages-691661092.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sean Spicer Has Been Interviewed by Robert Mueller's Team in the Russia Probe, Report Says ## Video: Legal Answers to Questions About Donald Trump and Robert Mueller [Watch (HLS stream): Legal Answers to Questions About Donald Trump and Robert Mueller](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/u2St1GOu.m3u8) (1:58)  _Published 2017-06-22. It's a deceptively simple question. Can Donald Trump fire Robert Mueller?_ by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Oct 18, 2017 9:41 AM UTC  White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt delivered the press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, on Friday, June 2, 2017. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt delivered the press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, on Friday, June 2, 2017.NurPhoto—Getty Images by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Oct 18, 2017 9:41 AM UTC Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump’s former press secretary, was reportedly [questioned](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/17/sean-spicer-mueller-russia-probe-243882) by special counsel Robert Mueller’s team on Monday as part of its Russia probe. Citing unnamed sources, Politico [reports](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/17/sean-spicer-mueller-russia-probe-243882) that Spicer was interviewed about the dismissal of former FBI Directory James Comey and Trump’s meetings with Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The interview is part of Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and collusion with the Trump campaign. Following an internal White House dispute, Spicer resigned as press secretary in July, along with then Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, who was also interviewed last Friday. Mueller’s team has also met with Keith Kellogg, the interim National Security Adviser after Michael Flynn was fired. Mueller’s interviews signal a ramping up of the investigation to include to Trump’s former and current officials. Investigators are also expected to meet with communications director Hope Hicks and White House lawyer Don McGahn, Politico says. \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/17/sean-spicer-mueller-russia-probe-243882)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4987020/sean-spicer-robert-mueller-russia-probe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4987020/sean-spicer-robert-mueller-russia-probe/"},"headline":"Sean Spicer Has Been Interviewed by Robert Mueller's Team in the Russia Probe, Report Says","datePublished":"2017-10-18T09:41:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:06:10.333Z","description":"Investigators are also expected to meet with communications director Hope Hicks and White House lawyer Don McGahn","url":"https://time.com/4987020/sean-spicer-robert-mueller-russia-probe/","keywords":["White House","russia","2016 Election topic","U.S.","World","Donald Trump","onetime","sean spicer","Russia Investigation","Robert Mueller","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6c267b9b20747a/6988e261929fadc0ccbee20e/gettyimages-691661092.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7f6c267b9b20747a/6988e261929fadc0ccbee20e/gettyimages-691661092.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"EPA Administrator Pruitt Joins Sean Spicer For Daily White House Press Briefing","caption":"EPA Administrator Pruitt Joins Sean Spicer For Daily White House Press Briefing","creditText":"NurPhoto—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4987020/sean-spicer-robert-mueller-russia-probe/","name":"Sean Spicer Has Been Interviewed by Robert Mueller's Team in the Russia Probe, Report Says"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Legal Answers to Questions About Donald Trump and Robert Mueller","description":"It's a deceptively simple question. 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