President Donald Trump has for the first time said he is prepared to be questioned under oath as part of an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.
He said he was "looking forward" to it, subject to the advice of his lawyers.
Investigators
are assessing if the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to influence
the election in his favour - a claim denied by Mr Trump and Russia.
Investigators will also determine if Mr Trump obstructed the inquiry.
The US intelligence community has already concluded that Moscow tried to sway the presidential election in favour of Mr Trump.
He called the Russia investigation a "witch hunt" and a "hoax".
Speaking
at the White House on Wednesday, Mr Trump maintained he was
"absolutely" prepared to be questioned under oath by the top
investigator.
"There's been no collusion whatsoever, there's no obstruction whatsoever," he said.
On
Thursday morning Mr Trump landed in Zurich, on his way to the World
Economic Forum in Davos. He is the first sitting US president to do so
since Bill Clinton 18 years ago.
The
president's lawyers have been talking to the investigation team led by
Justice Department Special Counsel, Robert Mueller about an interview,
and the form it might take.
The questioning could happen face-to-face, in writing, or it could be a combination of both.
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