Trump's lawyers have turned over documents to Mueller with hopes of limiting interview scope
Source: The Washington Post
By Carol D. Leonnig March 19 at 5:13 PM
President Trumps attorneys have provided the special counsels office with written descriptions that chronicle key moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Trumps legal team recently shared the documents in an effort to limit any session between the president and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to a few select topics, the people said. The lawyers are worried that Trump, who has a penchant for making erroneous claims, would be vulnerable in an hours-long interview.
The decision to share materials with Muellers team is part of an effort by Trumps lawyers to minimize his exposure to the special counsel, whom the president recently attacked in a series of tweets.
Trump has told aides he is champing at the bit to sit for an interview, according to one person. But his lawyers, who are carefully negotiating the terms of a sit-down, recognize the extraordinarily high stakes.
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NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)If he's champing at the bit, just go out and do it. Why should he listen to his lawyers? Trump is smarter than all of them and Mueller put together - he has the bigliest IQ of them all, so should have an open-ended interview with Mueller with no lawyers and no assistants, either.
I predict at the end of the interviews, Mueller will not only issue an apology to Mueller, but write him a letter of exoneration declaring Donald Trump to be the most innocent person ever and beg him for a spot as a janitor in the White House.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)Everything but the sign!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)He's also really smart. The smartest person ever. He's so smart that people are amazed at how smart he is, what with being a great wall builder, knowing the best words, being the best at providing everyone with healthcare at low cost.
Xipe Totec
(43,888 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)their way of thinking what should be investigated??/
President Trumps attorneys have provided the special counsels office with written descriptions that chronicle key moments under investigation in hopes of curtailing the scope of a presidential interview, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Since when does a defendent's lawyer written descriptions of the scope of what the POS deems are key moments under investigation....
Mueller will decide what the key moments are under investigation...not the other way around....key moments...key moments..how about key years....
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)The interrogation that Trump's lawyers call an interview.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Mueller team will eat them for lunch and demand more.
This is all following the Nixon plan. First thing is run the clock.
murielm99
(30,717 posts)Remember when Nixon had excerpts from the tapes typed up and placed into loose-leaf binders? He wanted to turn those over instead of the tapes. He displayed them during a news conference.
So trump wants to do much the same thing. Provide highlights?
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Trump's behavioral pattern is follow what Nixon did,and hope he can bullshit his way out of it.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Mueller will still ask the same qurstions, and no matter the documents say, Trump will say something different.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)they're giving him docs.
Closer, ....closer, ....closer...
That's the brilliance of Robert Mueller.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)for non-compliance. I'm not sure what the procedure for that is for a special counsel. In the real world with regular people, the atty would file a contempt of court charge, and the witness would be arrested.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)This will be an interesting case to watch.
Siwsan
(26,251 posts)And I doubt he could remain truthful during a brief interview.
C Moon
(12,209 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,062 posts)This is ABSURD. Telling the prosecutor what he can ask and where he can look.
central scrutinizer
(11,637 posts)Like Captain Queeg; no flop sweat, no outbursts, no inconsistencies. In short, not nearly as much fun as a verbal deposition.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,155 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)That's a cool pic.
ananda
(28,836 posts)nt
rsdsharp
(9,143 posts)who was about 80 and hard of hearing, to listen and summarize the tapes
paleotn
(17,884 posts)It doesn't work like that you hacks.
Blue Owl
(50,273 posts)riversedge
(70,092 posts)information that a special counsel might ask.
tblue37
(65,227 posts)Lies, dadgumit! Call them lies!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,757 posts)I think Mueller will be rather thorough.
efhmc
(14,723 posts)Why is this not called lying?