Trump allies urge him not to talk to Mueller

[Julian Englis]

Source: CNN

Close advisers and friends of President Donald Trump are warning him not to sit for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, with some expressing skepticism that there would be any circumstance in which it makes sense to voluntarily submit to an interview, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing discussions.

The President has told friends he's willing to talk with Mueller -- the man Trump views as leading a "witch hunt" against him -- to make the case there was no wrongdoing, sources told CNN. White House special counsel Ty Cobb says the White House is cooperating with Mueller's investigation into potential collusion between the Trump team and the Russians in the 2016 election.

Some key allies on Capitol Hill also are urging Trump to avoid potential political and legal jeopardy and not answer questions from Mueller. They are part of a group of supporters ranging from lawyers on the Trump team and in the White House orbit to friends who say it would be unwise for the President to talk. Others say Trump should find a way to cooperate that limits his potential legal exposure.

Mueller hasn't yet requested a Trump interview but has indicated he wants to talk with the President. In the end, much depends on the course Mueller takes and whether the two sides can reach a deal or end up having a lengthy legal fight to decide the issue.

Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/01/11/politics/trump-allies-interview-robert-mueller/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

[dawg day]

1. Fine. Haul him front of the grand jury then.

Let him do his three=lies-a-minute routine under oath in front of the grand jury then.

Sub poena time!

[iluvtennis]

2. Ditto

[NurseJackie]

13. Yes, please...

... and thank you!

[NewJeffCT]

3. Only a coward

would be afraid to speak with Robert Mueller, and a real manly man would go in alone and without his attorney.

[wt1531]

6. I see what you did there:)

And I like it
Wish you were advising Trump

[Scarsdale]

21. They are afraid he will

tell the truth, and implicate them! What is he hiding? No collusion? Prove it.

[duforsure]

4. If he refuses

They'll go after him by impeachment , if a judges tells him he has to go and he won't, it'll be his downfall. They'll turn on him so fast his head will be spinning after all he's done.

[Kablooie]

8. You forget. Impeachment is solely a Republican decision right now.

Not going to happen.

[groundloop]

15. Blowjob in the white house - BAD / Screw the country - business as usual

[leftynyc]

11. If he refuses an "interview"

then can issue a subpoena. Then he can ONLY testify or plead the 5th, I can't believe ANYONE would advise just not showing up and getting a contempt of court citation. He's screwed.

[paleotn]

5. He really doesn't have a choice...

talk or plead the 5th. Ken Starr dragged Bill Clinton through a grand jury hearing.

[YessirAtsaFact]

7. He can be subpoenaed

That may require a grand jury, but as stated above, he really has no choice.

[Botany]

9. Trump has no choice ....

.... he can either talk to Mueller and probably be hung on his own words and what Mueller
already knows or he can plead the 5th at which point Trump and his team can no longer
claim that the Trump/Russia connection is not real.

[leftynyc]

10. His friends are smarter than he is

but he may not have a choice.

[pecosbob]

12. Please let it happen

and let it happen on video...I'd pay money to watch Twitler go all Colonel Jessup in front of a camera.

[Doitnow]

14. Loose lips sink ships!

[Bayard]

16. It would be, "unwise for the President to talk"

Snorf! Good perpetual advice for him!

[Ccarmona]

17. We all Know that He's Guilty, Because He Doesnt Act Like at all like an Innocent Person nt

[riversedge]

18. Trump would be a #coward if he did not interview with Mueller!!

[Sunlei]

19. Donald Trumps always afraid to answer questions. Bannon was probably wired anyway.

[Akoto]

20. Trump's said he's willing, so Mueller should call him on it.

I'm sure Trump will then come up with a reason to say no, which will only make it look more legit when Mueller subpoenas him.

Whether Mueller would be willing to subpoena him, I can't say. He seems to be stretching out the investigation, perhaps hoping to gather so much evidence as to have a rock solid case before calling the President. Always wise in what could become an impeachment case. Maybe he wants to get him in front of a grand jury. Hard to say.

[EllieBC]

22. That'll backfire. Now he will want to talk to Mueller to prove them wrong.

He's just that arrogant. So this is win-win.