Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly looking into President Trump’s ties in Russia pre-dating his 2016 campaign to run for the president — including a trip to Moscow for the Miss Universe pageant.
Mueller’s investigators are seeking to find out more about Trump’s financial ties in the country and how they may have played into his decision to run for president, according to CNN.
Mueller is also looking into whether Russia has compromising information on Trump, the network said.
The question of compromising information coincides with a controversial dossier compiled by a British spy that claimed Russians had obtained “kompromat” on Trump and could potentially blackmail him.
Sources told CNN that investigators are interested in Trump’s Moscow hotel room during the 2013 trip and who may have had access to it.
The new line of inquiry comes as Mueller has obtained guilty pleas on key Trump campaign aides including deputy Rick Gates.
Last year, Trump warned Mueller not to look into his family’s empire, calling it a “violation.”