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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 09:27 AM Nov 2018

White House Canceled Scheduled Mueller Interview

Source: PoliticalWire



November 21, 2018 at 10:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard

“The date had been picked, the location too, and the plan was penciled in: President Trump would be whisked from the White House to Camp David on a quiet winter Saturday to answer questions from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team,” the AP reports.

“But as the Jan. 27, 2018, date neared and Mueller provided the topics he wanted to discuss, Trump’s lawyers balked. Attorney John Dowd then fired off a searing letter disputing Mueller’s authority to question the president. The interview was off.”

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Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2018/11/21/trump-had-a-date-picked-to-talk-to-mueller/

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White House Canceled Scheduled Mueller Interview (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2018 OP
Not co-operate, just the thing an innocent person does. marble falls Nov 2018 #1
I am not concerned as Trump already confused on national tv to obstruction of justice so cstanleytech Nov 2018 #2
Hmmm....imagine what has been discovered since that January date Maeve Nov 2018 #3
He's fleeing the interview! peekaloo Nov 2018 #4
Yup! Botany Nov 2018 #7
Backatcha Botany! peekaloo Nov 2018 #9
Does that mean Mueller is warming up his wood chipper? edbermac Nov 2018 #10
More likely his buddy Vlad. peekaloo Nov 2018 #12
Perfect reference, holy crap that's so accurate. byronius Nov 2018 #15
Your signature line made me smile. peekaloo Nov 2018 #18
Harlan would understand these times well. byronius Nov 2018 #20
He felt fear and ran away. nt NCjack Nov 2018 #5
"Mueller provided the topics he wanted to discuss," Botany Nov 2018 #6
His attorneys will never allow it. bitterross Nov 2018 #8
Instead of Camp David, Scarsdale Nov 2018 #13
What else would you expect of the First Turkey? calimary Nov 2018 #11
"I'm cooperatin' here!" raging_progressive Nov 2018 #14
LMAO! nt Progressive Jones Nov 2018 #16
Nice. EarthFirst Nov 2018 #19
chicky chichy riversedge Nov 2018 #17

cstanleytech

(26,291 posts)
2. I am not concerned as Trump already confused on national tv to obstruction of justice so
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 09:32 AM
Nov 2018

Mueller can eventually bring charges over that.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
3. Hmmm....imagine what has been discovered since that January date
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 09:36 AM
Nov 2018

If the end-game is interviewing the most important witnesses....

Botany

(70,501 posts)
6. "Mueller provided the topics he wanted to discuss,"
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 10:53 AM
Nov 2018

1) Russia and the elections

b) Obstruction of justice

iii) Financial crimes

And Trump and company are guiltier than hell on all three subjects and so his attorneys
and Trump bailed on the interview.

 

bitterross

(4,066 posts)
8. His attorneys will never allow it.
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 10:58 AM
Nov 2018

The only way he'll be interviewed by Mueller is if he goes against his attorneys' advice. Which is not at all an unlikely thing for him to do. He believes what he says when he says he's the smartest guy in the room, a stable genius. He believes he's really done nothing wrong. That people are just out to get him (well, that part is pretty much true - but for good reason).

Under no circumstances would a sane attorney let him speak to the FBI under oath or not. The man cannot make it through one sentence without lying. Their only hope would be to plead that he's such a sociopath he's not mentally competent and doesn't really know he's lying.

I could see him get pressured into it and doing it just to show people he will do it. Like doing something on a dare. It would be tough for him to resist it under those circumstances. Just play his ego against him. Mueller has been doing this quite well so far.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
13. Instead of Camp David,
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 11:39 AM
Nov 2018

use the tRump hotel in DC. Conald will be there in a heartbeat, counting all the profits to be made by his appearance with all the security in tow. Better yet, televise it, he loves appearing on TV since he is such a hunk, ya know!

calimary

(81,238 posts)
11. What else would you expect of the First Turkey?
Thu Nov 22, 2018, 11:25 AM
Nov 2018

Actually, I’ve got nothing against turkeys. I apologize to all turkeys especially on a day like today. I didn’t mean to add insult to injury.

First Asshole works just as well.

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