Mueller investigation: Ivanka Trump says she has 'zero concern' about probe into Russia ties

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Ivanka Trump has said she has “zero concern” about Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian links with her father's presidential campaign.

Insisting she "barely" knew about a deal her father's Trump Organization pursuing plans for a tower in Moscow while he was running for the White House, she told ABC News: “There was never a binding contract."

She added: “I mean we could have had 40 or 50 deals like that, that were floating around, that somebody was looking at."

On the presidential campaign trail in 2016, Mr Trump insisted he had “no business whatsoever with Russia” and “nothing to do” with the country.

But it later emerged he had signed a letter of intent the previous year to begin negotiations over building a Trump Tower in Moscow. Talks continued up until June the next year at the earliest.

Asked by host Abby Huntsman if she was “concerned about anyone in your life that you love” being charged by Mr Mueller’s team, Ms Trump replied: “No, I’m not. I’m really not.

She said: “You mentioned the Moscow example … There’s nothing there, yet it’s created weeks and weeks and months of headlines. So, no, I have zero concern.”

Ms Trump, who worked for the Trump Organization, described her knowledge of the Moscow project as “literally almost nothing”.

She added: “It’s not like it’s a strange thing, as a hospitality company or a development company, to have a hotel or a property in Russia. We’re not talking about Iran. It was Russia.

“We weren’t even advanced enough that anyone had even visited the prospective project site. So it really was just a non-factor in our minds. I’m not sure that anyone would have thought of it.”

Mr Mueller's team has so far filed charges against Americans, including close confidantes of Mr Trump.

Twenty-five Russians and three Russian companies have also been charged as part of the special counsel's probe into an alleged attempt to influence the result of the 2016 presidential vote.