The Memo: Few think Trump will interview with Mueller
Trump insisted a few days ago that he would “love to” speak to Robert Mueller’s team of investigators — but it’s becoming harder to find anyone in Washington who believes him.
Rudy Giuliani, who recently joined the president’s personal legal team, has been bombarding Mueller day after day.
The president yet again declared the investigation a “witch hunt” in tweets on Monday morning.
And, in the same remarks where he professed his desire to speak with Mueller, he added a crucial caveat: “I have to find that we’re going to be treated fairly.”
Virtually no one believes that criterion is likely to be met, at least in Trump’s mind.
Behind the scenes, people in Trump’s orbit acknowledge that the attacks on Mueller are a way of preparing the ground for the president to refuse an interview, and to make such a decision as politically palatable as possible.
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