Posted on 07/23/2018 8:40:12 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Rudy Giuliani said Monday that he's indicated to special counsel Robert Mueller that President Trump would agree to an interview if questions were focused only on whether his campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election.
Giuliani told Bloomberg News that the interview would only go forward if questions about obstruction of justice were completely ruled out. The former New York City mayor expressed concerns that Trump might be susceptible to perjuring himself if Mueller believes the versions of events presented by other witnesses.
Bloomberg reported that Mueller has not yet responded to Giuliani's proposal.
The president has previously said on the record that he would be willing to talk with Mueller for his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. In an interview with CBS News last week, Trump reiterated that he's "always wanted to do an interview, because, look, there’s been no collusion."
However, he said his lawyers were responsible for working out such an interview.
Giuliani, meanwhile, has repeatedly cast doubt on the chances Trump will sit for an interview. He said earlier this month that an interview is "probably further away" than before following congressional testimony from FBI agent Peter Strzok, who was removed from Mueller's probe after he was found to have sent texts critical of Trump during the 2016 election.
Trump has repeatedly railed against the Mueller probe as a "witch hunt" and a "hoax."
Mueller has thus far filed charges against more than 20 Russian nationals, including 12 Russian intelligence officials, for allegedly interfering in the 2016 election.
He has also obtained guilty pleas or indictments against four former Trump associates thus far.
....Why are they focusing Only on a face to face interview? Can’t the appropriate questions be submitted and answered in an official way?
The former New York City mayor expressed concerns that Trump might be susceptible to FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF perjuring himself if Mueller believes the versions of events presented by other witnesses.
crazy!
Rudy, Rudy, Rudy, shut the hell up.
No interview, period!
Quit rolling out the parameters. There aren’t any valid ones.
Mueller is playing Rudy for the fool. Rudy thinks he’ll be the hero for ending the witch hunt. But it’s a deep state trap. Appealing to Rudy’s ego at Trumps expense.
Rudy, STOP IT! Go home.
Rudy knows Mueller has no interest in talking to Trump about Russia.
-PJ
Toying with the media no doubt
Rudy is PATHETIC!! STFU and Please FIRE HIM, President Trump!
ANYTIME the President of the United States, talked to mueller for any reason, would make Trump look weak. Don’t ever ever give in to that bunch.. don’t ever talk or give them any consideration for any question they might have.. never go to their court and play ball!
Why does guiliani keep going down that road anyway?!
Rudy needs to STOP RUNNING HIS MOUTH.
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Absolutely right! Let it go. There should be no interview, period. Let Mueller keep indicting Russians and campaign workers on wrongs committed last decade.
Oh, and violating attorney client privilege. Who would of thought attorneys could tape confidential conversations with their clients? Who knew?
No!!! No!!! No!!! Rudy is a drunk and cares only where his next drink is coming from...he should be thousands of miles away from Our President!!!
Giuliani has it backwards Trump should be interviewing Mueller.
1. Mueller asks questions.
2. Comey, Brennan, Clapper and other known liars contradict the truthful testimony of Trump.
3. Bingo! Perjury Trap.
DO NOT DO IT!
The way I understand it, Trump is dying to do the interview and Rudy is trying to talk him out of it.
Trump knows he’s innocent and he’s just one of these guys that wants to be an open book - tell his side of the story.
I think it was on Laura Ingraham’s show a month or so ago that Rudy lovingly referred to Trump as a “nightmare client” because he refuses to heed his attorney’s advice and clam up.
The way Rudy put it was: “All lawyers have experienced what we call “nightmare clients” who won’t heed council’s advice, but what do you do if that client is the President of the United States?”
He said it with great affection, but it sounded to me like he was perfectly serious about Trump’s desire to grant the interview. I really don’t think it’s Rudy’s fault that Trump wants to tell his side of the story.
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