Trump is brilliant. IF he goes before Mueller, if I were he, I would demand that the circumstances had to be the same as the circumstances of Hillary’s interview with the FIB.
You assume Mueller will behave by any "standards" - he will not. This is a political hit job - use those conditions only to judge what Mueller is up to. Whatever Trump tells him will either be eventually leaked, or it will simply be used as a ricochet to lead to some other investigation, charge or headline-creating narrative.
“Trump is brilliant.”
Indeed. I won’t hazard a guess about who leaked the questions or whether they are real. I won’t hazard a guess as to why Rosenstein would make such an arrogant comment. I won’t hazard a guess as to why Giuliani contradicted Trump’s earlier statement regarding the Stormy Daniels hush money. I won’t hazard a guess why both Trump and Guiliani left it open whether he would agree to a sit down with Mueller.
I will say this:
Everything in the recent news cycle works in Trump’s favor. By having these silly questions leaked, the American people are getting a taste of how petty and hollow this witch hunt is. By hearing Rosenstien characterize congressional oversight as extortion, the American public gets a nice sound bite and video clip of a slimey deep state unelected bureaucrat who believes he is above the law. By discussing Stormy Daniels, the American public can revisit the issue of breech of attorney/client privilege. By appearing open to talking with Mueller, the American people can learn all about what a perjury trap is, and see Mueller depicted as the bad guy, with Trump presumed innocent. Guiliani can educate the public about objectivity and in so doing openly raise doubts as to whether Mueller can be objective.
Now, what if Trump had reacted differently to each of these stories? For example, expressed outrage and terse denials regarding Stormy Daniels, or had quickly refused to meet with Mueller?
No, these news stories were either engineered by Trump and his team, or deftly leveraged to his advantage. Either way, brilliant.
Trump is well on his way to successfully branding the Mueller investigation as a witch hunt, and himself as the innocent victim.
Truth is on his side in both cases, but with the MSM working night and day to sell lies, getting a true story out is an epic achievement.
Go Trump
Yep - bringing Rudy on board is also a super move - I like the way he’s defining the debacle as it really is - zero proof of a civil case that shouldn’t even be going on.
No question........Hillary's deal also included Huma, Cheryl Mills and other co-conspirators. They all got off scot-free.
Mueller has been programmed to drag on this atrocity at least til midterms to hurt Trump b/c power-mad Democrats are desperate.
In point of fact, never-say-die Mueller's Energizer Bunny act could continue indefinitely.
More reasons why other Trump associates should be included in any deal.