Updated at 6:48 p.m. ET
The office of Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller has notified the FBI about an alleged scheme to discredit Mueller that apparently backfired on Tuesday, a spokesman confirmed.
News organizations including NPR have received information about claims related to the alleged scheme. Reporters have so far not been able to verify them.
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