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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWSJ: In Mock Mueller Interview, Trump Took 4 Hours To Get Through 2 Questions
Source: Think Progress
President Trumps preparations for a potential interview with Special Counsel have not exactly been going smoothly, according to a Monday Wall Street report, which detailed the difficulty the President had making it through a mock interview:
Trumps lawyers have set a May 17 deadline the one-year anniversary of Muellers appointment to decide whether the President should sit down for questioning by the special counsel, the Journal reported. If Trump decides not to grant Mueller a voluntary interview, it could prompt the special counsel to subpoena him, escalating a legal battle.
Trump last week shook up his legal team by adding on Emmet Flood to replace Ty Cobb, the White House counsel responsible for responding to the Russia probe. Trump also recently brought on former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to represent him personally. Giuliani has taken a more aggressive tone to dealing with Mueller in various interviews with the press.
In an informal, four-hour practice session, Mr. Trumps lawyers were only able to walk him through two questions, given the frequent interruptions on national-security matters along with Mr. Trumps loquaciousness, one person familiar with the matter said.
Trumps lawyers have set a May 17 deadline the one-year anniversary of Muellers appointment to decide whether the President should sit down for questioning by the special counsel, the Journal reported. If Trump decides not to grant Mueller a voluntary interview, it could prompt the special counsel to subpoena him, escalating a legal battle.
Trump last week shook up his legal team by adding on Emmet Flood to replace Ty Cobb, the White House counsel responsible for responding to the Russia probe. Trump also recently brought on former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to represent him personally. Giuliani has taken a more aggressive tone to dealing with Mueller in various interviews with the press.
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WSJ: In Mock Mueller Interview, Trump Took 4 Hours To Get Through 2 Questions (Original Post)
demmiblue
May 2018
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manor321
(3,344 posts)1. Leak
It's interesting that someone decided to leak this publicly.
unblock
(52,207 posts)2. i'm starting to think it's a deliberate strategy.
not really anything novel, just the old "i don't care what they say about me as long as they spell my name right" philosophy.
donnie's nothing without constant media attention.
tRump has the corporate media licking his boots, validating his daily lies....It's also called diversion bait.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)3. Without going on the record
These leaks only serve Trump's interest.
Jim__
(14,075 posts)5. This is why I don't understand why Mueller wants to question Trump.
I doubt he can get anything coherent out of him, and if he's questioning him before the grand jury, he's going to have a hard time pressing Trump without appearing to be disrespecting the president.