I realize that that is Mueller’s motivation for a sit-down, but my question was why would Trump even contemplate doing so when Mueller himself has now apparently said that there is no indictment on the table? (And I realize Mueller actually has no authority to indict the President, just wondering why Trump’s team doesn’t come right out and say that this is now a moot discussion).
“I realize that that is Mueller’s motivation for a sit-down, but my question was why would Trump even contemplate doing so...”
Just because they haven’t announced their decision doesn’t mean Trump is considering it. There are many reasons why they may want to dangle the possibility of a meeting in front of Mueller, even though it was never considered for a moment.
Just like when parents say “We’ll think about it” - that doesn’t mean they actually will.
Trump is playing with Bobby. As long as he creates the illusion that he is completely willing to cooperate with Bobby, Trump looks like the reasonable one.
He just did it by offering to answer all of Bobby’s asinine questions in writing. There was never a chance Trump was going to answer questions like that. But, Bobby comes off looking like the jerk who wouldn’t be reasonable.
Trump is letting Bobby play himself. If it gets into the Danger Zone, Trump will start declassifying and blow the whole thing up without taking on the political liability of having to fire Bobby.
All looks like a trap.