Pence hires counsel to deal with Russia probe inquiriesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired outside legal counsel to help with questions from investigators probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, a spokesman said on Thursday. Pence has retained Virginia attorney Richard Cullen, who previously served as a U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, spokesman Jarrod Agen said. The Washington Post first reported Pence was hiring counsel. President Donald Trump last month named Marc Kasowitz, a New York-based trial lawyer, as his private attorney for the Russia investigation. Special counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional committees are investigating possible ties between the Trump campaign and suspected Russian efforts to sway the election in Trump’s favor. On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that Mueller is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation. “I can confirm that the vice president has retained Richard Cullen of McGuire Woods to assist him in responding to inquiries by the special counsel,” Agen said in a statement. “The vice president is focused entirely on his duties ... and looks forward to a swift conclusion of this matter,” Agen said. politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Pence hires counsel to deal with Russia probe inquiriesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired outside legal counsel to help with questions from investigators probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign, a spokesman said on Thursday. Pence has retained Virginia attorney Richard Cullen, who previously served as a U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, spokesman Jarrod Agen said. The Washington Post first reported Pence was hiring counsel. President Donald Trump last month named Marc Kasowitz, a New York-based trial lawyer, as his private attorney for the Russia investigation. Special counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional committees are investigating possible ties between the Trump campaign and suspected Russian efforts to sway the election in Trump’s favor. On Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that Mueller is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice in the Russia investigation. “I can confirm that the vice president has retained Richard Cullen of McGuire Woods to assist him in responding to inquiries by the special counsel,” Agen said in a statement. “The vice president is focused entirely on his duties ... and looks forward to a swift conclusion of this matter,” Agen said. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: pence hires counsel deal russia probe inquirieswashington reuters vice president mike pence hired outside legal counsel help questions investigators probing alleged russian meddling election possible collusion trump campaign spokesman said thursday pence retained virginia attorney richard culled previously served attorney eastern district virginia spokesman narrow age said the washington post first reported pence hiring counsel president donald trump last month named marc kasowitz new trial lawyer private attorney russia investigation special counsel robert mueller several congressional committees investigating possible ties trump campaign suspected russian efforts sway election trump favor on wednesday washington post reported mueller investigating trump possible obstruction justice russia investigation i confirm vice president retained richard culled acquire woods assist responding inquiries special counsel age said statement the vice president focused entirely duties looks forward swift conclusion matter age said politicsnews